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		chiaro on May 18, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S... Yep, people who complain about political apathy here in Aus have no idea how bad it gets elsewhere.

danieltillett on May 18, 2016 [–]

Yes we manage to keep a much large percentage of the population involved in the political process by having everyone turn up at the polling station. Sure we have a lot of low information voters, but we also increase the percentage of the population that pays attention to the issues - at least around election times.

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