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Push to lower Australia's compulsory voting age to 16 as advocate says youngsters feeling 'disenfranchised' (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

That's already how it works. You never have to register to vote; you can spend you're entire life opting out of the electoral system.

But when you register to vote you've accepted your civic duty to cast your vote everytime. So 16-year-olds would just have the option of starting earlier.