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Old 10-12-2012, 06:07 AM   #5
ZenGum
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I guess randomising some votes helps keep power diffused. The donkey vote (numbering all boxes in order) seems to be about 1%.

Seriously, compulsory voting forces lazy moderates to vote and so helps discourage extremism in the serious parties.
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