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1 Brainstorming ~ Brain Activation ~ Interesting features of voting & elections in Australia 1

2 Compulsory Voting in Australia a Foreign Studies B 26 September 2017 Introductory Lecture 2

3 What is compulsory voting 3

4 What is compulsory voting Compulsory to enroll to vote Compulsory to vote 4

5 What is compulsory voting Compulsory to enroll to vote Compulsory to vote What happens if people don t vote?? 5

6 What is compulsory voting Compulsory to enroll to vote Compulsory to vote What happens if people don t vote?? Pay a fine 6

7 Compulsory Voting in Australia a Enforced Foreign Studies B 26 September 2017 Introductory Lecture 7

8 Is compulsory voting common around the world? 8

9 Is compulsory voting common around the world? 9

10 Why was compulsory voting introduced d in Australia? 10

11 Australian Voter Turnout House of Representatives ti Senate % n/a % 46.9% % 50.2% % 62.2% % 73.7% % 72.6% % 77.7% % 71.3% % 58.0% 11

12 Australian Voter Turnout House of Representatives ti Senate % n/a % 46.9% % 50.2% % 62.2% % 73.7% % 72.6% % 77.7% % 71.3% % 58.0% % 91.3% 12

13 2 Voter turnout: 2016 House of Representatives and Senate elections, Australian Electoral Commission 13

14 Voter turnout in Australia & the UK (Before and after the introduction of Compulsory Voting in Australia) 3 Australia The United Kingdom 14

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16 Pros & Cons of Compulsory Voting 16

17 Pros Cons 17

18 Informal Voting 18

19 Informal Voting (Assumed) Intentional Informal Voting (Assumed) Unintentional Informal Voting 19

20 Correct Voting Example

21 Intentional Informal Voting Examples I hate you all!!! Donkey Vote Reverse Donkey Protest Vote 21

22 Informal Voting Intentional Informal Voting Donkey Votes Protest Votes Apathetic Voters? 22

23 Unintentional Informal Voting Examples 1 23

24 Informal Voting Intentional Informal Voting Donkey Votes Protest Votes Apathetic Voters? Unintentional ti Informal Voting Ticks and crosses Not all boxes are numbered Don t know how to vote correctly? 24

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27 Informal voting: 2016 House of Representatives elections, Australian Electoral Commission 27

28 5 Analysis of informal voting: 2013 House of Representatives election, Research Report Number 13, 15 March

29 6 Informal voting: 2016 House of Representatives elections, Australian Electoral Commission 29

30 What s the problem with Informal Voting? 30

31 VEP = Voting Eligible Population Voter turnout: 2016 House of Representatives and Senate elections, Australian Electoral Commission 31

32 What do you think of compulsory voting? Good idea or not? 32

33 Selected References Voter turnout: 2016 House of Representatives and Senate elections, Australian Electoral Commission Informal voting: 2016 House of Representatives elections, Australian Electoral Commission What is Compulsory Voting?, International IDEA Analysis of informal voting: 2013 House of Representatives election, Research Report Number 13, 15 March Electoral Backgrounder No 17 Compulsory Voting (AEC) Compulsory voting in Australian national elections (Parliamentary Library) Compulsory Voting in Australia (AEC) Analysis of Informal Voting: House of Representatives, 2010 Federal Election (AEC) australianpolitics.com 33

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