Best was to increase voter turnout?

[KenDodd]

I think give everyone £10 cash for showing up and putting their ballot papers in the box. It might encourage poorer people to vote who are usually the most overlooked.

Yabu - terrible idea
Yanbu - great idea.

Although I realise that makes me a hypocrite. I think it would have forced me to make that decision back at the Brexit referendum. I had no idea (no one did) how much of a political bomb it was.

Australia manages to get 90-plus % voter turnout , partly by having fines for not voting (but only about $50) but mostly by making it very convenient, with lots of options of early voting, postal votes, out-of-constituency voting, having voting booths at all airports , overseas embassies etc for about 2 weeks ahead of election day and so on.
Plus sausage sizzles at polling stations on election day (democracy sausages, yum...)

It’s like buying votes. Maybe promote postal votes or a secure website for voting would be fab.

The voting system needs to be modernised so it reflects that these days we don't all live and work near their polling station these days

I will be voting in December (not sure who for yet) but to do so will either mean driving 3 miles in completely the wrong direction on the way to or from work (in the dark, on bad rural roads due to the time of year) depending on DHs work that day I might even have 2 under 3s with me. It's a huge inconvenience but I will do it.

I work in a large town during the day and it seems silly that with the availability of modern communications I shouldn't just be able to go to any polling station there at my convenience to cast my vote.

It would also solve issues around students and their whereabouts.

I think we will see voting changes if any other party gets into power, it's well known that low voter turnouts usually favour conservatives so there is no incentive for them to change it.

Under your plan the last general election would have cost £320 million pounds, and that's without the incentive of a tenner for voting

Given the money wasted on the NeverEnding Brexit since 2016, it's impossible to justify not doing something on the grounds of cost anymore. Especially since austerity is over and we're all in the money.

Apparently.

£320 million you say ? The DUP would have turned their noses up at chump change like that. It's a derisory low sum, really.

I think it's a bad idea as it's open to abuse to get ££££££ fraudulently

As is all politics anywa ....

Although I realise that makes me a hypocrite. I think it would have forced me to make that decision back at the Brexit referendum. I had no idea (no one did) how much of a political bomb it was.

A lot of people did know and said. But not enough people listened ....

I personally think voting should be compulsory with a "none of the above" option.

This will show candidates what percentage of people are fecked off with the entire political system.

I've got a postal vote. I got one when I realised I would be the other side of the country when a previous GE happened. Since then I've convinced shift workers who incidentally work for the NHS and other people who work around the country like I did to get postal votes.

Lots of people want to ban postal votes but they don't realise not everyone works in one place close to home and/or can get to their polling station in the hours it is open due to shift work and their commute.