Georgia’s secretary of state posts personal details of absentee voters online

Re:Georgia’s secretary of state posts personal details of ab... by ams6110 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @09:44PM (#18404013)

I think the point is, what is the purpose of voting if the voter knows nothing about the candidates or issues on the ballot? You can pass a law making voting compulsory; it's a much bigger challenge to be sure the voter is informed about what he's voting on.

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Re:Georgia’s secretary of state posts personal details of ab... by jakelazaroff on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @10:03PM (#18404083)

> what is the purpose of voting if the voter knows nothing about the candidates or issues on the ballot?

Basically eliminating voter suppression, for one.

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Re:Georgia’s secretary of state posts personal details of ab... by nicoburns on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @10:07PM (#18404094)

It's always possible to explicitly vote for none of the candidates. You just have to turn up. I reckon this probably results in a better representation og the true will of the people overall.

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Re:Georgia’s secretary of state posts personal details of ab... by mynameisvlad on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @10:12PM (#18404110)

There's a (slightly) higher chance of the voter getting themselves informed if voting is compulsory. You won't get everyone, but it's certainly more than it being optional where you can choose to be lazy and have no repercussions.

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