The Wall Street Journal | By: Rob Taylor | September 17, 2017:
Both sides in Australia’s referendum on same-sex marriage wonder if millennials, more accustomed to texting and social media, actually know how to send a letter.
Australia—The future of democracy faces an unexpected challenge from within. Can young voters learn to use a mailbox?
The outcome of a national mail-in vote in Australia this fall on sanctioning same-sex marriage may teeter on the answer. “I don’t really know what the go is with post boxes, stamps, that kind of thing,” says 23-year-old Anna Dennis. Ms. Dennis, a sociology student at the elite Australian National University, says the last time she had to mail a parcel “I took my dad to help.”
Early polls showed 59% of voters in favor of allowing same-sex marriage in the advisory vote, with support around 80% among voters age 25 and younger. But advocates worry whether enough millennials like Ms. Dennis, who prefers instant messaging, know how to mail a letter.
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