First things first!
Curently the percentage of eligible voters in elections who
voted,hovers just above 50%. If a party achieves a 51 % majority in
total votes, then the % of voters that voted a party into power is
roughly 25 % of the total of eligible voter. The BC Liberal Party
garnered 57 % of 55% of the total of eligible voters. Making voting
compulsory would reduce lopsided elections and remove
the issue of voter apathy.
Lastly, just as people are issued with a social insurance
number, voter registration could be automatic, a variety of
mechanism could work here ie. a link to drivers licence, medicare
SIN etc.
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