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        lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run: lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run
        

            
            

                
                
                    lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run: lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run
                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ: julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ
        

            
            

                
                
                    julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ: julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

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jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ
                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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politicalsci:

#NotMeUs is the multi-racial multi-generational working class coalition needed to defeat Trump. Every vote is 
important to reach a
 majority of 1991 delegates before the convention (otherwise it’s almost
 certain Biden will be chosen), so please take action to 
help make Bernie Sanders the nominee. There’s everything to fight for! Plan ahead, get to the polls early, and stay in line.
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right
Knock on doors β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Find your polling place β€”> berniesanders.com/vote
Check your primary date β€”> 
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/PrimaryElections.htm



we really aren’t kidding when we say that bernie can pull votes from trump. my entire family wanted to vote for bernie last election but they all voted for trump because he wasn’t an option. πŸ™ƒ
: little–bumble–bee:
politicalsci:

#NotMeUs is the multi-racial multi-generational working class coalition needed to defeat Trump. Every vote is 
important to reach a
 majority of 1991 delegates before the convention (otherwise it’s almost
 certain Biden will be chosen), so please take action to 
help make Bernie Sanders the nominee. There’s everything to fight for! Plan ahead, get to the polls early, and stay in line.
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right
Knock on doors β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Find your polling place β€”> berniesanders.com/vote
Check your primary date β€”> 
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/PrimaryElections.htm



we really aren’t kidding when we say that bernie can pull votes from trump. my entire family wanted to vote for bernie last election but they all voted for trump because he wasn’t an option. πŸ™ƒ

        

            
            

                
                
                    little–bumble–bee:
politicalsci:

#NotMeUs is the multi-racial multi-generational working class coalition needed to defeat Trump. Every vote is 
important to reach a
 majority of 1991 delegates before the convention (otherwise it’s almost
 certain Biden will be chosen), so please take action to 
help make Bernie Sanders the nominee. There’s everything to fight for! Plan ahead, get to the polls early, and stay in line.
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right
Knock on doors β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Find your polling place β€”> berniesanders.com/vote
Check your primary date β€”> 
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/PrimaryElections.htm



we really aren’t kidding when we say that bernie can pull votes from trump. my entire family wanted to vote for bernie last election but they all voted for trump because he wasn’t an option. πŸ™ƒ
: little–bumble–bee:
politicalsci:

#NotMeUs is the multi-racial multi-generational working class coalition needed to defeat Trump. Every vote is 
important to reach a
 majority of 1991 delegates before the convention (otherwise it’s almost
 certain Biden will be chosen), so please take action to 
help make Bernie Sanders the nominee. There’s everything to fight for! Plan ahead, get to the polls early, and stay in line.
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right
Knock on doors β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Find your polling place β€”> berniesanders.com/vote
Check your primary date β€”> 
https://www.usvotefoundation.org/vote/PrimaryElections.htm



we really aren’t kidding when we say that bernie can pull votes from trump. my entire family wanted to vote for bernie last election but they all voted for trump because he wasn’t an option. πŸ™ƒ

                    
                    

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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If you’re feeling discouraged about voting for Bernie Sanders after the March 10th primaries, I hope this graphic change will help boost your confidence to get out and vote. For anyone who can’t see the image, I edited the delegate count shown on Google from integers to percentages, and this is what we have as of March 11th at 11:25am ET
There have been 41.89% of the total delegates declared.
Of the 1,991 pledged delegates needed to win the nomination, this is how close each candidate is to that mark by percentage:
Joe Biden (running): 42.54%
Bernie Sanders (running): 34.4%
Elizabeth Warren (dropped out): 3.46%
Mike Bloomberg (dropped out): 3.06%
Pete Buttigieg (dropped out): 1.3%
Amy Klobuchar (dropped out) 0.35%
Tulsi Gabbard (running): 0.1%
The race isn’t even halfway over, and nobody has even reached the halfway mark to the number of delegates needed to win the nomination. If you want Bernie Sanders to win, your vote is still an important part of this race. If you live in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, or Ohio, go out and vote on Tuesday, March 17th!



the media hates bernie but don’t let them discourage you!!! they WANT you to see their misleading articles and think β€œoh there’s no point, i won’t bother voting for bernie” VOTE. take your voice and use it to SCREAM 
: cryptid-picnic:
arkoslover:


If you’re feeling discouraged about voting for Bernie Sanders after the March 10th primaries, I hope this graphic change will help boost your confidence to get out and vote. For anyone who can’t see the image, I edited the delegate count shown on Google from integers to percentages, and this is what we have as of March 11th at 11:25am ET
There have been 41.89% of the total delegates declared.
Of the 1,991 pledged delegates needed to win the nomination, this is how close each candidate is to that mark by percentage:
Joe Biden (running): 42.54%
Bernie Sanders (running): 34.4%
Elizabeth Warren (dropped out): 3.46%
Mike Bloomberg (dropped out): 3.06%
Pete Buttigieg (dropped out): 1.3%
Amy Klobuchar (dropped out) 0.35%
Tulsi Gabbard (running): 0.1%
The race isn’t even halfway over, and nobody has even reached the halfway mark to the number of delegates needed to win the nomination. If you want Bernie Sanders to win, your vote is still an important part of this race. If you live in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, or Ohio, go out and vote on Tuesday, March 17th!



the media hates bernie but don’t let them discourage you!!! they WANT you to see their misleading articles and think β€œoh there’s no point, i won’t bother voting for bernie” VOTE. take your voice and use it to SCREAM 

        

            
            

                
                
                    cryptid-picnic:
arkoslover:


If you’re feeling discouraged about voting for Bernie Sanders after the March 10th primaries, I hope this graphic change will help boost your confidence to get out and vote. For anyone who can’t see the image, I edited the delegate count shown on Google from integers to percentages, and this is what we have as of March 11th at 11:25am ET
There have been 41.89% of the total delegates declared.
Of the 1,991 pledged delegates needed to win the nomination, this is how close each candidate is to that mark by percentage:
Joe Biden (running): 42.54%
Bernie Sanders (running): 34.4%
Elizabeth Warren (dropped out): 3.46%
Mike Bloomberg (dropped out): 3.06%
Pete Buttigieg (dropped out): 1.3%
Amy Klobuchar (dropped out) 0.35%
Tulsi Gabbard (running): 0.1%
The race isn’t even halfway over, and nobody has even reached the halfway mark to the number of delegates needed to win the nomination. If you want Bernie Sanders to win, your vote is still an important part of this race. If you live in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, or Ohio, go out and vote on Tuesday, March 17th!



the media hates bernie but don’t let them discourage you!!! they WANT you to see their misleading articles and think β€œoh there’s no point, i won’t bother voting for bernie” VOTE. take your voice and use it to SCREAM 
: cryptid-picnic:
arkoslover:


If you’re feeling discouraged about voting for Bernie Sanders after the March 10th primaries, I hope this graphic change will help boost your confidence to get out and vote. For anyone who can’t see the image, I edited the delegate count shown on Google from integers to percentages, and this is what we have as of March 11th at 11:25am ET
There have been 41.89% of the total delegates declared.
Of the 1,991 pledged delegates needed to win the nomination, this is how close each candidate is to that mark by percentage:
Joe Biden (running): 42.54%
Bernie Sanders (running): 34.4%
Elizabeth Warren (dropped out): 3.46%
Mike Bloomberg (dropped out): 3.06%
Pete Buttigieg (dropped out): 1.3%
Amy Klobuchar (dropped out) 0.35%
Tulsi Gabbard (running): 0.1%
The race isn’t even halfway over, and nobody has even reached the halfway mark to the number of delegates needed to win the nomination. If you want Bernie Sanders to win, your vote is still an important part of this race. If you live in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, or Ohio, go out and vote on Tuesday, March 17th!



the media hates bernie but don’t let them discourage you!!! they WANT you to see their misleading articles and think β€œoh there’s no point, i won’t bother voting for bernie” VOTE. take your voice and use it to SCREAM 

                    
                
            

            
                
                
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If you’re feeling discouraged about voting for Bernie Sanders after the March 10th primaries, I hope this g...

                
            
            
        

    

    

        
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Great idea until you have 7th graders in Florida picking your president…. I’m not sure that the people that actually agree to this idea understand that kids would just vote how their parents would because no seventh grader has more than two brain cells. I was in seventh grade when the 2016 election happened, and holy fuck you do not want those kids picking your President, let alone having rights in general
So then maybe, as was the point of this post, maybe the court system shouldn’t be executing 7th graders (most of whom are disproportionately black and brown people)? Because if you don’t think they’re mature enough to vote and pick a president, then I’m guessing that they aren’t mature enough to be tried as adults and then executed???


: scottandhiskind:

odinsblog:

cat-hoarder:
Great idea until you have 7th graders in Florida picking your president…. I’m not sure that the people that actually agree to this idea understand that kids would just vote how their parents would because no seventh grader has more than two brain cells. I was in seventh grade when the 2016 election happened, and holy fuck you do not want those kids picking your President, let alone having rights in general
So then maybe, as was the point of this post, maybe the court system shouldn’t be executing 7th graders (most of whom are disproportionately black and brown people)? Because if you don’t think they’re mature enough to vote and pick a president, then I’m guessing that they aren’t mature enough to be tried as adults and then executed???



        

            
            

                
                
                    scottandhiskind:

odinsblog:

cat-hoarder:
Great idea until you have 7th graders in Florida picking your president…. I’m not sure that the people that actually agree to this idea understand that kids would just vote how their parents would because no seventh grader has more than two brain cells. I was in seventh grade when the 2016 election happened, and holy fuck you do not want those kids picking your President, let alone having rights in general
So then maybe, as was the point of this post, maybe the court system shouldn’t be executing 7th graders (most of whom are disproportionately black and brown people)? Because if you don’t think they’re mature enough to vote and pick a president, then I’m guessing that they aren’t mature enough to be tried as adults and then executed???


: scottandhiskind:

odinsblog:

cat-hoarder:
Great idea until you have 7th graders in Florida picking your president…. I’m not sure that the people that actually agree to this idea understand that kids would just vote how their parents would because no seventh grader has more than two brain cells. I was in seventh grade when the 2016 election happened, and holy fuck you do not want those kids picking your President, let alone having rights in general
So then maybe, as was the point of this post, maybe the court system shouldn’t be executing 7th graders (most of whom are disproportionately black and brown people)? Because if you don’t think they’re mature enough to vote and pick a president, then I’m guessing that they aren’t mature enough to be tried as adults and then executed???



                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        politicalsci:
Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in the first three primaries. Bernie Sanders has
 been polled as the only nominee who would beat Trump. Bernie Sanders 
has been polled as having the highest support among non-white voters. 
Bernie Sanders has been polled as having a 12 point national lead over 
all other nominees running. Bernie Sanders has been polled as having the most support among Independents and Democrats. 
Every candidate, except Bernie Sanders, has said they will allow 
unelected superdelegates to choose the nominee even if someone else goes
 into the convention with the most delegates. They each think a brokered
 convention could work in their favor. In 
reality it would likely mean Biden or Bloomberg will become the 
Democratic nominee and result in the complete ruination of the 
Democratic Party (and Donald Trump being re-elected). In order for there
 NOT to be a brokered 
convention, Bernie Sanders needs to reach 1991 delegates to win the 
Democratic 
nomination. Please vote for Bernie! 
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call 
Travel to an Early State β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right
: politicalsci:
Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in the first three primaries. Bernie Sanders has
 been polled as the only nominee who would beat Trump. Bernie Sanders 
has been polled as having the highest support among non-white voters. 
Bernie Sanders has been polled as having a 12 point national lead over 
all other nominees running. Bernie Sanders has been polled as having the most support among Independents and Democrats. 
Every candidate, except Bernie Sanders, has said they will allow 
unelected superdelegates to choose the nominee even if someone else goes
 into the convention with the most delegates. They each think a brokered
 convention could work in their favor. In 
reality it would likely mean Biden or Bloomberg will become the 
Democratic nominee and result in the complete ruination of the 
Democratic Party (and Donald Trump being re-elected). In order for there
 NOT to be a brokered 
convention, Bernie Sanders needs to reach 1991 delegates to win the 
Democratic 
nomination. Please vote for Bernie! 
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call 
Travel to an Early State β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right

        

            
            

                
                
                    politicalsci:
Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in the first three primaries. Bernie Sanders has
 been polled as the only nominee who would beat Trump. Bernie Sanders 
has been polled as having the highest support among non-white voters. 
Bernie Sanders has been polled as having a 12 point national lead over 
all other nominees running. Bernie Sanders has been polled as having the most support among Independents and Democrats. 
Every candidate, except Bernie Sanders, has said they will allow 
unelected superdelegates to choose the nominee even if someone else goes
 into the convention with the most delegates. They each think a brokered
 convention could work in their favor. In 
reality it would likely mean Biden or Bloomberg will become the 
Democratic nominee and result in the complete ruination of the 
Democratic Party (and Donald Trump being re-elected). In order for there
 NOT to be a brokered 
convention, Bernie Sanders needs to reach 1991 delegates to win the 
Democratic 
nomination. Please vote for Bernie! 
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call 
Travel to an Early State β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right
: politicalsci:
Bernie Sanders has won the popular vote in the first three primaries. Bernie Sanders has
 been polled as the only nominee who would beat Trump. Bernie Sanders 
has been polled as having the highest support among non-white voters. 
Bernie Sanders has been polled as having a 12 point national lead over 
all other nominees running. Bernie Sanders has been polled as having the most support among Independents and Democrats. 
Every candidate, except Bernie Sanders, has said they will allow 
unelected superdelegates to choose the nominee even if someone else goes
 into the convention with the most delegates. They each think a brokered
 convention could work in their favor. In 
reality it would likely mean Biden or Bloomberg will become the 
Democratic nominee and result in the complete ruination of the 
Democratic Party (and Donald Trump being re-elected). In order for there
 NOT to be a brokered 
convention, Bernie Sanders needs to reach 1991 delegates to win the 
Democratic 
nomination. Please vote for Bernie! 
HOW TO HELP BERNIE 2020
Send texts β€”> http://berniesanders.com/text 
Make phone calls β€”> http://berniesanders.com/call 
Travel to an Early State β€”> http://berniesanders.com/berniejourney 
Download the BERN app β€”> http://berniesanders.app.link 
Get involved β€”> http://berniesanders.com/volunteer
Donate β€”> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bern-site?refcode=splash-top-right

                    
                
            

            
                
                
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