Mandatory Voting Along With Internet Voting Proposed For Toronto Election

Voting should be declared a "civic duty" or an affirmative citizen obligation like in Australia. Voting is another democratic obligation the people have a requirement to do like jury duty compulsory schooling, driver’s licenses and paying our taxes
March 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Perhaps it is NOT too late for the current Toronto council to get into the 21st century and ensure that for the October 25, 2010 election residents will have the right to cast a vote, by Internet, as is the case in Markham for advance polling dates.

However, with continued low voter turnout across Toronto, 34% in 2006, the right to vote must be complemented with a legal duty making compulsory attendance at an electoral booth on election days mandatory, if we are at all serious about increasing voter turnout.

Voting should be legally declared a "civic duty" or an affirmative citizen obligation like in Australia. Voting is another democratic obligation the people have a requirement to do like jury duty, compulsory schooling, driver’s licenses and paying our taxes.

Peter CLARKE is of the opinion, held by many others, that there is more wisdom in the common sense of the people than in government. As individuals we have already consented to laws that are more onerous, time consuming and intrusive than a citizen’s occasional mandatory trip to a polling station.  

Failure to attend at a polling booth on election days should result not in fines or taxes, but rather the denial of government services and benefits, such as affordable housing, welfare, unemployment or the ability to obtain a driver’s licenses, pass ports and health cards.

Also compulsory voting laws have shown to be very effective in raising levels of voter turnout, interest and participation in elections. A higher turnout would definitely increase the legitimacy of governments with only a 30% to 40 % participation rate. That is the case today in Toronto.

It also would force the silent majority to think about elections and the costs of unsustainable services and councils out of control spending at twice the rate of inflation since 2003!

CLARKE an INDEPENDENT is NOT a CAREER Politician or supporter of any political party, special interest group or lobbyists. PETER is your average citizen candidate for council and once elected answerable only to the people NOT a political party, special interest group or lobbyist.

TORONTO is OUR CITY, YOUR VOTE, OUR FUTURE and TOGETHER leads to your victory on October 25, 2010 by restoring the people’s common sense back on Toronto council.

http://torontopolitics2010.blogspot.com/

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CLARKE an INDEPENDENT NOT a CAREER Politician or supporter of any political party, special interest group or lobbyists. PETER is your average citizen candidate and answerable only to the people NOT a political party, special interest group or lobbyist
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