We still have loads of people that just don't rock up to vote. They're fined for it, but I hear nothing really happens if you just ignore the fine as well.
And then we have even more people that just donkey vote, either they just run the pencil down the list sequentially (1, 2, 3, etc.), or they submit a blank vote.
Sometimes they just crudely sketch male genitals all over their ballot paper (especially over the candidates that they truly despise, maybe replete with a labeled stickfigure-based fellatio scene).
I think it works for the most part though: I submit a proper vote, but I know I would abstain from it if I wasn't threatened with a fine. I think I'd only vote if I was really passionate about a particular party.
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