11.5.06

Voto obrigatório

Think-tank The Institute for Public Policy Research's report suggests those who do not vote should be fined to combat low turnout at the polls.

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Under the institute's plan, electors would be offered a "none of the above" choice or could simply spoil their papers.

Ben Rogers, from the institute, said he believed forced voting would improve British politics.
A abstenção é, penso eu, uma forma válida de expressar o voto. Sou, no entanto, favorável à inclusão nos boletins de voto da opção "none of the above". Significaria, sem a obrigatoriedade de voto, maior liberdade de escolha para os eleitores.