| vivster said: Compulsory voting isn't the issue, the inconvenience of voting is. There got to be a better way that having to travel to some voting place or having to send a letter. There should be either an online opportunity or someone coming to you and collecting the vote. For example, having people who go to work places and then collect the votes weeks before the election. |
Online can be tampered with, and generally doesn't leave a paper trail compared to...paper.
Voting booths provide a sense of isolation and security when filling one's ballot out, as opposed to say...a workplace, where the AEC doesn't keep watch, and employers or other employees could pressure the voter. That's why there are laws stating that political ads and volunteers must remain x metres away from an AEC voting booth.
Yes, compulsory voting can be inconvenient, but there is a degree of leniency here, because everyone is expected to do it. It certainly beats the alternatives, that are open to voter suppression, or vote tampering.
