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Should voting be mandatory?
Why am I always the first one to vote for the stupid poll option?
Bribing people to vote is just as bad as forcing people to vote.People should vote because they believe in the candidate they are voting for. Not because of some law forcing them, a bribe or some idiotic celebrity telling people they should vote.Quality over quantity.I voted NO.
I would like to see some innovative ways to get the half that do not vote to actually vote. How about a prize where some civic minded people with hefty bank accounts get together and pledge to throw in a buck for every voter in a national election and ten lucky voters get to divide up the prize? That might encourage some folks to get out and vote.
Should voting be mandatory?
Absolutely not. We have enough ignorant idiots at the polls already.
I would support mandatory military service before I supported mandatory voting.
I would support mandatory military service before I supported mandatory voting.
I would support mandatory voting before mandatory military service. Forcing someone to fight, kill and possibly die for you is far worse than forcing someone to vote, imho.
I agree - all the evidence anyone needs is my state is full of elected republicans....
More seriously, I don't think voting should be mandatory, but I would fully support a national holiday for major elections, and/or weekend voting. No reason to make it difficult or inconvenient, and Tuesday voting has never made sense on any level.
Should voting be mandatory?
Bribing people to vote is just as bad as forcing people to vote.People should vote because they believe in the candidate they are voting for. Not because of some law forcing them, a bribe or some idiotic celebrity telling people they should vote.Quality over quantity.
I agree - all the evidence anyone needs is my state is full of elected republicans....
More seriously, I don't think voting should be mandatory, but I would fully support a national holiday for major elections, and/or weekend voting. No reason to make it difficult or inconvenient, and Tuesday voting has never made sense on any level.
Call it MOTIVATION TO VOTE or MOTIVOTE.
Bribe | Define Bribe at Dictionary.comBribery is such an unattractive word. And in this case it would not even be accurate.
Should voting be mandatory?
I call it trying to lure out those who don't really give a rats ass about politics to go vote for something they know little to nothing about. Many people voting already voting don't research the candidates.What makes you think bribing people to the polls is going to motivate them to research the candidates.If anything it make them want to vote for the guy who offers to make the voter lottery have more winners or bigger payouts.
Bribe | Define Bribe at Dictionary.com
anything given or serving to persuade or induce:
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. any persuasion or lure