NationStates Jolt Archive

My first issue was deciding if voting would be compulsory and I went with the "not compulsory" option. But now my profile says it IS compulsory...

Huh - did my government decision get vetoed by a force I don't know about?

I don't see that:

The Federation of Euclidius is a small, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed population of 7 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

Maybe you've made a mistake in creating it, and set it straight with your first issue.

But later in the description it contradicts itself...

The Federation of Euclidius is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. Its hard-nosed population of 7 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government concentrates mainly on Education, although Healthcare and Social Welfare are secondary priorities. The average income tax rate is 27%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Book Publishing and Uranium Mining.

Voting is compulsory and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is relatively low...
Probably no big deal as long as it doesn't drive my crime rate up when all those potheads that the government says don't have to vote, wind up breaking the voting is compulsory law.

You can have an Inoffensive Centrist Democracy with no elections if you started out as New York Times Democracy and outlawed elections, lowering your political freedom by 3 levels. Then you'd have to outlaw elections again to lower it to "Low" political freedom.