Consider the low voting turnout in United States, it always amazed me a little when I heard about people taking extreme/expensive measures just so they can vote. Elections in other countries seem more of a sacred event. It is such a stark contrast compare to that in the United States.
For example, recently Taiwan held its Presidential Election and there's tons of Media coverage on all these famous celebrities flying back to Taiwan just so they can submit their votes (I guess there is no absentee ballots in Taiwan). And I personally know friends' parents and relatives who took vacation days and flew back to Taiwan just so they could vote in this election.
It seem so crazy, consider in the States that many people don't even bother to vote. According to wikipedia, U.S. barely made 50% voting turnout while Australia voting turnout is at 95%.
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