Editing Compulsory voting (section)

=== Stimulate political interest and education ===
Other perceived advantages to compulsory voting are the stimulation of broader interest politics, as a sort of civil education and political stimulation, which creates a better informed population.<ref name=":62"/> For example, since far fewer campaign funds are needed to convince people to vote, they can be directed towards discussing proposed policies with a wider range of voters.<ref name=":62"/> Australian senator [[Herbert Payne]], whose 1924 [[private member's bill]] introduced compulsory voting in Australia, believed compulsory voting was necessary to counteract "apathy and indolence" among voters and would bring "a wonderful improvement in the political knowledge of the people".<ref name="bio">{{Cite Au Senate|Sen id=payne-herbert-james-mockford|name=PAYNE, Herbert James Mockford (1866–1944)|first=Michael|last=Roe|year=2004|access-date=2023-01-10 |ref=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Judith|last=Brett|author-link=Judith Brett|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=06ODDwAAQBAJ|title=From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting|publisher=Text Publishing|year=2019|isbn=978-1-925603-84-2|page=136}}</ref>