@mxchara @benroyce @GoSeiGer @randahl
#Australia has #compulsoryvoting.
There is postal voting open weeks ahead. There is a week of pre-poll voting where voting booths are open before voting day so you can go from work, or for older or disabled people to avoid queues.
Our voting days are always on a Saturday, to help those who work on weekdays.
There are multiple polling booths in big cities, and several in smaller towns so usually easy or close to work or home. Often we vote in a local school or community hall.
It is compulsory to be on a local Electoral Roll and we are checked off against that. We therefore do not need identification.
To sum up - because it is compulsory it is made as easy and accessible as possible for everyone to vote.
In fact it is usually a perfectly easy, fairly quick procedure. It is good humoured and friendly, you see your friends and neighbours often on voluntary cake stalls or #DemocracySausage sizzles using the crowds to raise money for charities.
If #USA had compulsory voting and a straightforward system where the majority vote wins, I do not believe they would have had the horrendous results they are living with now.
I am eternally thankful for the fairness of the Australian voting system.
Wat zou dat in Nederland moeten zijn ? Hartig pannenkoekje ? Stroopwafels ?
