Leper
19 June 2024 22:26
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Nice try on the obfuscation but no, you weren’t pushed into naming a figure. I asked you what you would do with people who still didn’t vote if it was compulsory. This was your immediate response:
So, under my suggestion, everyone would have a right to choose, and you could express your dissatisfaction by voting ‘none of the above’ if none of the candidates on the ballot paper were ones you could support.
The issue is your participation in the election. I don’t doubt your views and reasons for not wanting to vote for a particular candidate at the election, however in the majority of cases it is just pure laziness that people don’t participate because they can’t be bothered. That’s not acceptable and it needs to change.
As for the consequences of not voting I think it would have to be a sizeable fine in the first instance. It can’t be tokenistic, so probably needs to be £500+. For a second instance maybe the fine doubles and for a third offence it’s a prosecution on the basis of three strikes and you’re out. Obviously there may be circumstances why you can’t vote on the day but there needs to be consequences for those that can’t be bothered.
General election thread, 26th May if you want to check for yourself.
As for this issue, your answer is a cop out, and you know it.