"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Wes" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

Why mandatory voting?

Might cut down on the mandatory whingeing which follows...

If someone cares so little about it that they won't vote on their own
initiative, I'm happy to let them stay out of it.

I feel the same way.

Out of curiosity, if election day was a Federal holiday how do you think
it would affect
turn out per party?

Wes

I have no idea, Wes. I think that the holiday is a good idea -- or voting
on a weekend like they do in most of the world -- but I can't judge how it
would affect one party versus the other.


Yer kidding right? If it was a holiday voter turnout would drop as folks
would all head for the river for the day.