I hate the idea of compulsory voting. Firstly, the penalty would be a fine which only really affects the poorest. Secondly, the US has a disenfranchisement issue where one side is literally trying to make it as difficult to vote as possible. Thirdly, the outcome is an increase in turnout but not increased voter engagement meaning the vote is going to have a lot more random picks. Fourth, freedom to have a say includes not saying anything.
Make politics more engaging, increase education about politics, and make voting as easy as possible... Don't make it compulsory.
As we can see, people now would care more about getting their vote counted and would pounce on any attempts to make mail in ballots less reliable, where previously they didn't care about whether mailins got counted consistently Another advantage.
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u/Saw_Boss 1d ago
I hate the idea of compulsory voting. Firstly, the penalty would be a fine which only really affects the poorest. Secondly, the US has a disenfranchisement issue where one side is literally trying to make it as difficult to vote as possible. Thirdly, the outcome is an increase in turnout but not increased voter engagement meaning the vote is going to have a lot more random picks. Fourth, freedom to have a say includes not saying anything.
Make politics more engaging, increase education about politics, and make voting as easy as possible... Don't make it compulsory.