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Just let them donkey vote. Who cares.
The point is almost everyone participates.
In the latest general election there was a constituency decided by fifteen votes. And several decided by less than 100.
Terrifying to think an MP could be elected because their name was Aaron A Aaronson rather than their party or reputation or policies and some goobers just wanted to play at being a functional member of society…
With votes that close there's plenty of luck involved in other ways. The weather, tv schedule etcetera.
It's definitely a problem, but it's not preclusive.
The alternative is equally terrifying - just a third of voters being the majority in the brexit referendum is unconsciable.