News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Polish Election Bazaar. Parent comment

Re:The Polish Election Bazaar by bombcar on Sunday October 15, 2023 @05:18PM (#37893477)
That’s just a variation of the effects of mass market elections.

If you only vote for president? There’s no reason to go to the polls in the majority of states.

The problems even worse in Australia where voting is mandatory with a fine but if you’re in Western Australia you could be “forced” to vote in an already concluded election.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Polish Election Bazaar by AussieWog93 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @05:26PM (#37893530)
That's a pretty big oversimplification.

Western Australians are voting for completely different MPs and Senators to people in other states/electorates, and even if they weren't it's a small price to pay compared to having half the country not turn up on voting day.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Polish Election Bazaar by nopassrecover on Monday October 16, 2023 @12:42AM (#37895994)
Agreed - what would be the harm in holding counting, or at least publishing/communicating counts, until all votes have been cast?
[ Parent | on HN ]