Chile Constitutional Referendum, September 4th 2022

[njwes]

Is there any particular reason for the relatively high % of blank/null ballots in the parliamentary elections (especially when compared to the presidential %)?

[njwes]

Is there any particular reason for the relatively high % of blank/null ballots in the parliamentary elections (especially when compared to the presidential %)?

It's the electoral system, Open List PR which means a TON of candidates, very hard to get info on most of them, so many people simply don't even try to choose

Thank you for the explanation!

[njwes]

kaoras, just wanted to thank you for all these write-ups! I find myself wiki-ing each region as you post them  

[njwes]

Unrelated but is Boric still doing embarrassing Twitter stuff e.g. Taylor Swift discourse or has be become more dignified?

[njwes]

I'm surprised at the abstention rate (currently ~20%) given that voting was mandatory--can any Chileans comment on this? I'm most curious about, will all of those people really be fined? It seemed like a pretty hefty amount to be charged.