Submitted on Wednesday 28th September 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make voting compulsory
In most constituencies the turnout for general elections is less than 30% of eligible voters ,n local elections it is even less .In my area one local election had a turn out of 3% (yes three). For real change to take effect and for politicians to take notice of public opinion voting should be compulsory for anyone over the age of 18. In this age of technological wizardry it should be easy to allow voters to vote on line, by smart phone or even the old way of ticking a box with a pencil ( always puzzled me because that is open to fraud as well) . To truly reflect the will of the people then ALL of the people must vote. For those that do not want to vote for anyone then a box must be provided so they can abstain.I believe this will be the only way to stop the contempt that most politicians hold their constituents in.
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