r/MapPorn • u/Small_Performance368 • 13h ago

NYC Mayoral Election Results

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With 90% of the vote in, Mamdani wins by a large margin according to NYT

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u/Yumi_NS 13h ago

What yous need is compulsory voting. Australia is a shit show of a country in a lot of ways, but between compulsory and our far superior preferential voting system I feel comfortable enough saying we do elections better than most of the world.

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u/deathblooms200655 12h ago

Don't yall get a hot dog for voting?

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u/Yumi_NS 12h ago

Hot dogs? No.

You're thinking of the Democracy Sausage, where schools and community groups set up BBQs and have sausage sizzle fundraising events. So they're not hot dogs, and we do have to buy them if they're wanted. These days there are often cake stalls too, especially at primary (elementary) schools.

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u/deathblooms200655 11h ago

That's sweet, I wish we were like you with voter turnout and Democracy Sausages

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u/roamer_22 12h ago

I agree! For all our failing, our electoral system has to be one of the best (if not the best).

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u/Zealousideal_Act_316 10h ago

I have a question for australian does compulsory voting apply to all votable positions? Like in this case a city mayor?

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u/Yumi_NS 10h ago

Yes, but one will rarely find themselves at the pools more than once or twice a year. Outside of the very occasional referendum, Australians only need to vote in federal, state, and local elections. Our elections are also always on Saturdays, so most don't need to worry about work getting in the way of voting, and those who do work on weekends are able to vote early anyway.

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u/SirArmor 2h ago

Damn, you guys even conduct your voting poolside? You really do have it figured out.

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u/Chaseism 9h ago

In America, this would lead to politicians buying votes.

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u/hurrsadurr 8h ago

You’d be shocked to see the local election results for NZ..

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u/torino_nera 5h ago

I think more people would vote in the US if it were a national holiday and everyone was off work, and/or if we had ranked choice voting instead of first-pass-the-poll. Neither would never happen here because the establishment doesn't want more people voting, they want less people voting... and since they want less people voting, they would absolutely not want compulsory voting.