The EU referendum

RHB · Sep 2, 2015

Voting in the EU referendum

There has been a fair bit of discussion on here recently regarding voting or not dependent on your views on democracy.

As the EU and our membership appears to generate strong opinion for and against, I have a simple question:

- Would you be in favour of making voting compulsory for all those eligible to vote for this referendum only?

OldBlueLady · Sep 2, 2015

I think it should be, but how could you enforce it?

MK Shrimper · Sep 2, 2015

OldBlueLady said:
I think it should be, but how could you enforce it?

Match who's on the register to who actually turns up. Don't turn up = 50 lashes.

However, voting should never be mandatory. Don't vote, don't moan.

RobM · Sep 2, 2015

Voting should be mandatory? That's a joke! You mean - make 60% of the electorate that wouldn't normally turn out vote because they have to? :hilarious:

Benfleet A1 · Sep 3, 2015

I used to think that voting should be mandatory until it was pointed out to me that you have the right not to,should you so choose. So in the name of democracy, it shouldn't be compulsory.

rigsby · Sep 3, 2015

The best solution would be a non mandatory vote on mandatory voting to decide if we should mandatory vote

mrsblue · Sep 3, 2015

rigsby said:
The best solution would be a non mandatory vote on mandatory voting to decide if we should mandatory vote

An equiry regarding an equiry.

RHB · Sep 3, 2015

Genial Harry Grout said:
I used to think that voting should be mandatory until it was pointed out to me that you have the right not to,should you so choose. So in the name of democracy, it shouldn't be compulsory.

I think I probably agree with you. It will be interesting to see whether the turn out for it is better than the last General election (66.1%), or for that matter, the Scottish Referendum (84.59%). One thing is for certain, those that don't vote shouldn't moan.

Jam_Man · Sep 3, 2015

This is different to a general election as you are voting for two clear choices.

Not voting for a bunch of parties who are so blurred as to what they stand for and full of spin is a different matter altogether.

It shouldnt be mandatory though, thats ridiculous, some may not have an opinion or fully understand the implications.

davew · Sep 3, 2015

no, just need the right to vote on this issue and you all should, I still doubt it will happen or if it does and majority vote OUT it still won't happen. Myself undecided at the moment, need more info benefits of being IN

Sandbach Shrimper · Sep 4, 2015

No, people have the right not to vote. And you would get lots of people just voting for the sake of it without properly thinking about it.

Pubey · Sep 4, 2015

Jam_Man said:
This is different to a general election as you are voting for two clear choices.

Not voting for a bunch of parties who are so blurred as to what they stand for and full of spin is a different matter altogether.

It shouldnt be mandatory though, thats ridiculous, some may not have an opinion or fully understand the implications.

Indeed. If someone doesn't understand the implications but is smart enough to realise that, then surely abstention is a sensible decision.

The EU referendum

Would you make voting complusary for the EU Referendum only?

Yes

No

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