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William Lindsey :toad:<p>"While many surveys show a large gender gap in support of far-right parties and policies, it is young women who stand out as the more politically interesting demographic, as they are turning in ever greater numbers towards the left."</p><p>~ Cas Mudde</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Millennials</span></a> <br>/3</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left</span></a></p>
Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)<p>“Centre-left parties have followed the male gaze into chasing an outdated interpretation of the ‘working-class’ voter (narrowly defined as white men with rightwing sociocultural views). This electoral strategy pushes politics further to the right. </p><p>Moreover, as decades of academic research have shown, it serves mainly to help far-right parties while hurting centre-left parties, which end up losing (young, female) progressive voters and barely gaining the (male) reactionary voters they court.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/may/21/young-men-women-far-right-online-politics-centre-left</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Feminism</span></a></p>
Courtney Rosenthal<p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portland</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a></p>
MineEyesDazzle<p>Gulf Coast Reads: <a href="http://gulfcoastreads.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">gulfcoastreads.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Public voting to choose the new [Fall] 2025 Gulf Coast Reads book opened today and ends Monday June 9, 2025.</p><p>Voting: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GulfCoastReads2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">surveymonkey.com/r/GulfCoastRe</span><span class="invisible">ads2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarians</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/librarianship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librarianship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BookClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookClub</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BookSelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookSelection</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Southeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Southeast</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GulfCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GulfCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
Nelson<p><a href="https://jawns.club/tags/Philly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philly</span></a>, if you're voting in person please record your voter number and submit it to the turnout tracker, so they can estimate how many people are voting and compare it to previous elections:</p><p><a href="https://sixtysixwards.com/home/2025-primary-turnout-tracker/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sixtysixwards.com/home/2025-pr</span><span class="invisible">imary-turnout-tracker/</span></a><br><a href="http://www.jonathantannen.com/turnout_tracker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jonathantannen.com/turnout_tra</span><span class="invisible">cker</span></a><br><a href="http://bit.ly/sixtysixturnout" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">bit.ly/sixtysixturnout</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://jawns.club/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://jawns.club/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a></p>
John E. Bartley, III (D) K7AAY<p>Supreme Court tells Michigan GOPQ nutcases to take a hike, protects voter initiatives. <a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/michigan-voting-rights-constitutional-amendments-challenge/?_hsmi=362263629" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracydocket.com/cases/mich</span><span class="invisible">igan-voting-rights-constitutional-amendments-challenge/?_hsmi=362263629</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/initiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>initiative</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>michigan</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/GOPQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPQ</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/GQP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GQP</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊<p>FYI <a href="https://mas.to/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> It is important to know this kind of stuff. I know it can be boring / tedious / bureaucratic but our right to vote was won on our mothers and fathers blood sweat and tears, quite literally to the point of death. <br><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/polish-diaspora-takes-keen-interest-in-presidential-election?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05</span><span class="invisible">/18/polish-diaspora-takes-keen-interest-in-presidential-election?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Does Labor have a mandate to do what it wants after its big election win?<br>By Gareth Hutchens</p><p>Does Labor have a mandate to do what it wants after its big election win? Do mandates even exist?</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/does-labor-have-a-mandate-to-do-what-it-wants-/105301322" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-05-18/doe</span><span class="invisible">s-labor-have-a-mandate-to-do-what-it-wants-/105301322</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AustralianFederalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianFederalElections</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NationalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalElections</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GarethHutchens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarethHutchens</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MayDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayDay</span></a> is red and green!</p><p><a href="https://newgreenhorizons.us/may-day-is-red-and-green/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newgreenhorizons.us/may-day-is</span><span class="invisible">-red-and-green/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenSocialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSocialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcoSocialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoSocialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EcoSocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoSocialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marxism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenSocialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenSocialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DualPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DualPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Electoral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralReforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReforms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organizing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discussion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Learning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Worker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaborRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnionsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionsRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
Daniel AJ Sokolov<p>On <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a>: A single <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> has decided who will represent the people of <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Terrebonne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrebonne</span></a>, Quebec, in <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> 's House of Commons. 23,352 voted for one person, 23,352 for another, a further 14,415 for other candidates or invalid.</p><p>Two lessons: Your vote can make a difference in an <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a>. And First-Past-The-Post sucks. So many vote(r)s are <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/frustrated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frustrated</span></a>. We need to upgrade to <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProportionalRepresentation</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a></p>
SnowshadowII :maple:<p>I NEVER want to hear another chronic complainer about our government yet apathetic when facing an election, whiner say yet again , "I'm not voting because one more won't make a difference"<br> 👉 2 seats shy of a majority!!!</p><p>👉 "Liberals flip Terrebonne riding back by a single vote after judicial recount"</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/liberals-flip-terrebonne-riding-back-by-a-single-vote/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/federal-election-20</span><span class="invisible">25/article/liberals-flip-terrebonne-riding-back-by-a-single-vote/</span></a></p>
CodieneC<p>'The boundaries are not decided by political leaders or their parties. They do have input, as does any Canadian who wants to comment on proposed changes. But the independent panel makes the decision.<br>It's designed to be non-partisan and not connected to the election cycle, so it's hard to manipulate it in favour of the governing party.' <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/poilievre-election-loss-fact-check-1.7531263" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/poilievre-election</span><span class="invisible">-loss-fact-check-1.7531263</span></a></p>
georgia bullen<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> where I can:<br>- union<br>- local school council elections<br>- boards<br>- shareholders <br>- primaries <br>- community organizations </p><p>Remember you have lots of types of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>!</p>
Flipboard<p>Arizona’s Elections Procedures Manual states that supervisors have no discretion when certifying results — or at least, that’s how it’s always been interpreted. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com/@TucsonSentinel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TucsonSentinel</span></a></span> reports on a court ruling that threw out that section of the manual, and that may now shake up pending criminal charges for conspiracy against an election supervisor who delayed certification of Cochise County’s 2022 midterm results. “Ambiguity in election certification laws is a problem in several swing states across the country,” writes Jen Fifield. </p><p><a href="https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_az_election_certification/are-local-officials-duty-bound-certify-elections-arizona-ruling-creates-new-doubt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor</span><span class="invisible">t/042925_az_election_certification/are-local-officials-duty-bound-certify-elections-arizona-ruling-creates-new-doubt/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElectionSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Australia voted last week for a Labor majority — and when we say “Australia voted,” we mean that. Before the election, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span> of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> talked to politics professor Judith Brett about the country’s compulsory voting law — its history, how it’s evolved, and whether it leads to better engagement as well as turnout. “Look, the fines that one pays are pretty minimal; you get a letter, and you’ve got to give a reason why you didn’t vote,” says Brett. “I don’t think the fine is the reason people vote. I think they vote because everybody votes. It’s the political culture around voting … What we know from research is, if you don’t have compulsory voting, the people least likely to vote are poorer people, and people from new migrant groups, and often the young. I think it means that there’s more of an egalitarian pressure on our politicians, and I think we end up with more egalitarian policies.” </p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/compulsory-voting-australia-election/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/compulsory-voting</span><span class="invisible">-australia-election/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AustraliaElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaElection</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a></p>
Fabian (Bocchi) 🏳️‍🌈<p>Yho everyone. 👋 This is important‼️ Do not scroll any further, but Boost :boost_requested: </p><p>Don't ignore me, I need you to help here!</p><p> 👉. <a href="https://ranking.sanrio.co.jp/en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ranking.sanrio.co.jp/en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 👈</p><p>(No login required)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sanrio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanrio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HelloKitty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelloKitty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kuromi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kuromi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ranking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ranking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SanrioCharacterRanking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanrioCharacterRanking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FediHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediHelp</span></a></p>
Canvases By Peter<p>Ok, so it looks like the 'Wedge' has been achieved, at least in the Senate level of government 👍 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>David Seide, senior counsel for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentAccountabilityProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentAccountabilityProject</span></a>, which is representing plaintiffs in litigation against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin, called the announcement “shocking &amp; illegal” &amp; said it will be challenged in court.</p><p>Last year, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OAN</span></a> settled a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defamation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defamation</span></a> lawsuit w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Smartmatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartmatic</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> tech company, over its coverage of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2020election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2020election</span></a> &amp; promotion of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
Nazani<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> Everyone needs to check their voter registration status on their state's Dept. of Elections every 2 weeks. EVERYone.<br><a href="https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-musk-order-will-cost-21-million-their-vote/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gregpalast.com/trump-musk-orde</span><span class="invisible">r-will-cost-21-million-their-vote/</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>When we worry about low turnouts at elections &amp; the impact both on democracy itself, but also on the shape of politics (by virtue of distortions to the demographic of voters), the Q. of voting suppression also figures in discussion.</p><p>So, you'll be unsurprised that one way the UK disenfranchises people is by having a difficult t navigate voter registration process (with a range of further restrictions).</p><p>Democracy would be enhanced by simplification! </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/06/britain-has-one-of-most-difficult-voter-registration-processes-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">may/06/britain-has-one-of-most-difficult-voter-registration-processes-report</span></a></p>