alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to AskBeehaw@beehaw.orgEnglish · 14 days agoit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareit's election season, Beehaw, so — what are your thoughts on compulsory (mandatory) voting?alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to AskBeehaw@beehaw.orgEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
good idea/bad idea, necessary democratic reform or authoritarian imposition? are there better or worse ways to do it?
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoFPTP is the shitty undemocratic system America and the UK use. We use Instant Runoff Voting, which is a type of preferential (also called “ranked choice”) system. Which, as you say, means you aren’t wasting your vote by voting third party.
minus-square2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoMy mistake, thanks for the correction!
FPTP is the shitty undemocratic system America and the UK use.
We use Instant Runoff Voting, which is a type of preferential (also called “ranked choice”) system. Which, as you say, means you aren’t wasting your vote by voting third party.
My mistake, thanks for the correction!