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"Who should have the right to vote?
A common answer is adult citizens of a country. Indeed, the national electoral
laws of most countries – including Australia – adopt this approach.
But what about the approximately 3.4 million permanent residents and temporary
visa holders? Many of them call Australia home, having lived and worked in this
country for years, and together they amount to more than 13% of the Australian
population.
Should they be denied the right to vote because they don’t have citizenship,
despite the strong connections they have to the country?
I argue “no”. Not having citizenship shouldn’t mean automatic disqualification
from being able to vote.
Permanent residents and long-term holders of temporary visas should be able to
vote in federal elections (as they can in most local government elections)
because of their social membership of the Australian community."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
