America From Scratch: Should we make voting mandatory?

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August 13, 2018
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If we made “America From Scratch” today, would we have compulsory voting?

Imagine being required to vote by penalty of law. Sound a little extreme? Maybe. But for other countries around the world, it’s a reality, and it helps get people to the polls. Meanwhile, in the U.S., only 55 percent of eligible people cast a vote for president in 2016.

This video originally appeared on Rewire.