Should We Make Voting Mandatory? | America From Scratch

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Should We Make Voting Mandatory? | America From Scratch
Discover how some nations require mandatory voting under penalty of law. In the United States, where registering to vote and casting a ballot are optional, only 55 percent of eligible people cast a vote for president in 2016. But for other countries around the world, mandatory voting is a reality and helps get people to the polls. As we question what our country would look like if we started from scratch, host Toussaint Morrison explores the possibility of mandatory voting.