To clarify some elections the body responsible for running the voting (Australian Electoral Commission -- AEC) at times sends out to each person on the electoral role, an ID card via mail to their listed address which they are meant to bring along to voting. But getting a licence out so the person taking those necessary details can see the official address which helps if it's a mouthful - just one of the things we do.
There are also a couple of exemptions where people won't get fined if they don't vote, those who've move frequently used to be one reason.
However most people are used to voting here and want their say even if their electorate is heavily one sided / aligned with one political party. (Once instead of party I'd have used the word ideology.) Certainly compulsory voting has its benefits considering the shenanigans elsewhere in the world, one can really appreciate not having the whine that inevitably follows non compulsory voting news - if only more people voted.
anenefan•9mo ago
To clarify some elections the body responsible for running the voting (Australian Electoral Commission -- AEC) at times sends out to each person on the electoral role, an ID card via mail to their listed address which they are meant to bring along to voting. But getting a licence out so the person taking those necessary details can see the official address which helps if it's a mouthful - just one of the things we do.
There are also a couple of exemptions where people won't get fined if they don't vote, those who've move frequently used to be one reason.
However most people are used to voting here and want their say even if their electorate is heavily one sided / aligned with one political party. (Once instead of party I'd have used the word ideology.) Certainly compulsory voting has its benefits considering the shenanigans elsewhere in the world, one can really appreciate not having the whine that inevitably follows non compulsory voting news - if only more people voted.