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Many countries (including, for example, Australia) have compulsory voting rules. This means that citizens are obligated to travel to a polling location and vote every election, even if just to write "no opinion" on their ballots.
I am wondering:
(1) What do you see as the positives and negatives of such a requirement?
(2) Would such a requirement be Constitutional?
(3) What would be the practical effect of such a requirement on US politics and, specifically, the balance of power in Washington? and
(4) Would you support or oppose legislating such a requirement in the US?
I am wondering:
(1) What do you see as the positives and negatives of such a requirement?
(2) Would such a requirement be Constitutional?
(3) What would be the practical effect of such a requirement on US politics and, specifically, the balance of power in Washington? and
(4) Would you support or oppose legislating such a requirement in the US?