@ruth@witches.town Since it's a non-compulsory vote we had a turnout of only about 80%, which is much lower than would have been under the usual voting system. 18-35 year olds are the most likely to end up not voting in a non-compulsory vote, so this probably underrepresents yes supporters.
@dog you have compulsory voting? This sounds really interesting to me! How does that work?
@angeladavisfam All registered voters are required to cast a vote. Voting day is always on a Saturday and everyone is required to have time off to vote. http://www.aec.gov.au/Voting/polling.htm
@angeladavisfam I'm not an Australian citizen so I haven't voted, but my fiancée is so I've been to the polling place with her on election day! It's got a party-like atmosphere, with barbecues set up selling sausages and hamburgers for charity.
@dog WOW! That is like completely different than voting in America. No one has a good time, it is usually a really long boring line and no one really talks to each other. I cannot imagine a day like that where everyone is required to vote as well. We have issues getting people to register to vote, and then to go vote if they are registered
@angeladavisfam Yup!! I'm more used to Canada, which seems like it's a bit better than the US but still worlds away from what I saw in Australia.
