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In response to "It's not really "forced to" - plenty of people choose not to vote, maybe some are identified and fined, and no one goes to jail or anything." by Roger More

Australia (who I most know on this issue) gets between 92-95% turnout typically. Canada is about 20-30% lower than that.

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Apr 4 '17, 11:05

There's a lot of "forced to" embedded in that 90%+ number.

I think you give far too much credit to the overall knowledge base of those choosing not to vote. The number one reason I hear from people when I ask why they don't - even ahead of "It doesn't matter who I vote for" - is "I don't know enough on the issues to make a good call."

I always encourage them to grab a newspaper or the week before the election to catch up, but it isn't this great knowledge or issue equilizer to offset single-issue voters*.

* - Whihc incidently, are also a far smaller number than the typical election turnout.

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I think you're underestimating those who choose not to vote, because they feel they don't know enough to make a good call. - Roger More Apr 4, 11:28 1
- Oh, I'm not saying that the group can't vote. I'd be fine if they did. But they are actively choosing not to. It's a sign that our country is... - Name Withheld by Request Apr 4, 11:40

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Australia (who I most know on this issue) gets between 92-95% turnout typically. Canada is about 20-30% lower than that.

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