Elections 2024 #YourOpinionMatters: Does not voting silence your voice?

If you stay away from the polls, do you have the right to moan about government matters? Make your voice heard in Caxton Local Media’s pre-elections opinion poll.

May 27, 2024

Caxton Reporter Less than a minute

To vote or not to vote? Many South Africans ask themselves this question.

Today’s readers’ poll poses a related question:

If you choose not to exercise your democratic right to vote – and help choose the people who will rule the country for the next five years – do you have the right to complain about government decisions or its performance? (Choose only one.)(Required)

Yes, freedom of speech allows anyone to criticise.

Yes, strong democracies require both voting and informed criticism. Not voting weakens one pillar, but doesn’t eliminate the right to the other.

Not really, voting is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and choosing not to participate weakens your right to criticise.

No, if you do not vote, you lose the right to criticise the government.

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May 27, 2024

Caxton Reporter Less than a minute

Elections 2024 #YourOpinionMatters: Does not voting silence your voice?

If you stay away from the polls, do you have the right to moan about government matters? Make your voice heard in Caxton Local Media’s pre-elections opinion poll.

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