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WalterBrighttoday at 2:38 AM2 repliesview on HN

Penalizing people who don't vote will not result in carefully considered votes. Voting rights include the choice to not vote.


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kevin_thibedeautoday at 2:53 AM

Mandatory voting would be nice to have, but it is a form of compelled speech.

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bell-cottoday at 10:07 AM

Beyond "what superficially sounds best for me", I don't see much evidence of "carefully considered" voting now. :(