Submitted on Saturday 25th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 5th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make it mandatory to vote in General Elections and Referendums
The result of the recent referendum and also every General Election only reflect the views of a relatively small proportion of the population given the large numbers of people that do not vote. Making it mandatory would make the count truly representative of a majority of the voting population.
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