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Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by notatoad on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:46PM (#16172248)
mandatory voting doesn't prevent you from spoiling your ballot.

But i'm with you - mandatory voting is a way to get the uninformed to vote, it doesn't force anybody to actually be informed about the issues that their vote affects, and will ultimately lead to more terrible candidates winning elections just because they have the best name recognition.

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Re:Your company can increase voter turnout: make Election Da... by em3rgent0rdr on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @04:51PM (#16172326)
Regarding spoiling the ballot, if the voting booth does not clearly present the choice to spoil your ballot, then the voting results will be skewed against those who do not want to vote for a candidate.
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