Paying voters one solution to New Zealand's election apathy123RF Paying local body voters could help boost flagging voting rates. Paying voters is one of a radical suite of changes being urged to lift the country's dismal local body election turn out. They include paying voters, rethinking the whole rates system, Americanising our politics to be able to 'recall' mayors who prove useless and pushing more civic teaching into schools. She is a convert to Aussie's compulsory voter turn-out laws, which includes most local body electionsShe wants it introduced here. Unlike independents, large political parties also have the resources to develop and implement well-researched policies, he said.

Source: Stuff October 11, 2016 06:02 UTC