Votingage

[enismirdal]

I voted.

Go me.

If you can vote, you should vote too. Or, if you don't vote, completely stop all moaning about how the country is run for the next 3 years, because you clearly don't care enough to try and do something about it.

Vote for who you like most. Or who you hate least. Or, alternatively, the one you think is least likely to d00m this country once they've finished lying to us.

I honestly think political parties would be able to win a HUGE student vote just by bribing them with chocolate and freebies. Really. Is this legal?

Comments

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

But there might be loopholes. Since you certainly aren't allowed to *know* how they voted there'd be no way of enforcing your bribe anyway, so how about say, giving away donuts at the election hall? Or giving donuts to people who wear one of your stickers? Does that count?

[edith-the-hutt.livejournal.com]

Actually there are a few ways, most of which are banned. A good example is that a few years ago Italy banned people taking cameras and camera phones into the booths because people were using them to prove the way they had voted.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, interesting idea. Dammit, sometimes I'm not cynical enough :)

[illusive-shelle.livejournal.com]

I definitely like the idea. The little card they send for you to take in when you vote, you should be able to exchange that for a little prize/food/drink/something. That would encourage people to vote more.

I feel very smug now though. I feel entitled to whinge for the next few years.