Should voting be mandatory for eligible U.S. citizens?
Countries such as Australia and Belgium fine eligible citizens who fail to vote, and the idea of compulsory voting is periodically debated in the United States.
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If you're not motivated enough to vote voluntarily, you're also probably not motivated enough to be educated on the choices.
to the "keep it voluntary" crowd: if a citizen skips every election for 20 years, is that a right they're using or a duty they're dodging? where's your line.