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Originally Posted by MattyC
A few have fudged numbers for sure (small nations and African nations showing close to 100%, as does North Korea, so you can take those with a grain of salt. Although I don't want to poop on the smaller and African nations as I don't know how legitimate any of them are.)
But there are some notables:
Australia - 93%
Belgium - 89%
Turkey - 86%
Denmark - 85%
Sweden 85%
What's much more sad, the US, the "birthplace of democracy"  , shows a meager 41%, good for 12th LAST. Brutal.
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I think the 'birthplace' of democracy is technically Greece. The word itself is Greek. But I catch your drift.
If I were to give anyone a free pass on voter turnout it would be the US, that place is rapidly becoming the Dystopian Detroit from Robocop. The original not the crappy remake with Micheal Keaton.
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Originally Posted by flamesfan6
Not sure about the others, but the * about australia is they have mandatory voting, $175 fine if you don't vote.
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That is brilliant. I like that.
Those Aussies dont screw around.