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What if you HAD to vote?

Today, Explained

Alternatives to Complimentary Voting That Will Increase Turnout?

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The Netherlands had it but then got rid of it why'd they get rid of it? Oh they just had a brain fart I mean there was no good reason what usually happens is a party on the right gets into power and then they just maneuver toget rid of it. It's not that hard to do if it's not enshrined in the Constitution which it isn't here and some American states have tried it my free donuts or free chiropractic adjustments to vote. If you did them all at once you still wouldn't get the same effect that you get just with compulsory voting that's the only thing on its own that can raise turnout into the 90 plus percentage range, says Sean

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