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minus-squareredwattlebird @lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoWe get a fine of $50. The purpose is not to punish those who don’t vote but to make the act of voting more palatable. In Australia, we still get donkey votes and non voters but they’re in the minority, and definitely not in the millions.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·57 minutes agoSo in AU you must vote or it’s a $50 fine?
We get a fine of $50. The purpose is not to punish those who don’t vote but to make the act of voting more palatable.
In Australia, we still get donkey votes and non voters but they’re in the minority, and definitely not in the millions.
So in AU you must vote or it’s a $50 fine?