MANDATORY VOTING WILL NOT WORK IN THE US
Do you want America to pass a legislation that imposes mandatory voting? If you answered yes, then a majority of Americans will disagree with you. You may argue that a law like that should be there because voting is a civic duty, but a legislation like that would not be beneficial to America and can create a lot of problems. America should not make a law enforcing mandatory voting because it would be undemocratic, it will not make the voting process much better, it will alienate people from the government, it would be expensive and it is not constitutional.
America considers itself to be a democracy and making a law that makes it compulsory for citizens to vote is undemocratic. A key element …show more content…
It will increase violence in America. Many surveys and polls show that a majority of Americans are against mandatory voting. People will see the law making voting mandatory as a form of oppression and they will rebel against the government. There will be riots, petitions, picketing and other forms of opposition if the US government makes voting mandatory. Through mandatory voting, there would be an increase in uninformed voters. It would also increase the number of random votes and spoiled ballots. Voters who vote against their free will may check off a candidate at random, particularly the top candidate on the ballot. This law will not make the voters want to vote, but it would decrease the voter's interest in voting. Some may argue that for a generation our nation has experienced a decrease in voter turnout, but new studies have proved them wrong. These studies show that voter turnout has remained steady for the past three decades.Critics might also claim that through mandatory voting there will be a correct representation of what the constituents want and drastically change the results. However, an article "What if Everyone Voted" has refuted this by considering an election in the Senate in which everyone who is eligible to vote shows up to the polls. The results were extremely surprising. Even though previous nonvoters showed up to the polls in their simulations …show more content…
The process for an idea to become a law is very long and tedious. It would require a lot of time for the government to pass a legislation ensuring mandatory voting. This process will also cost the government a good amount of money. Studies have shown that mandatory voting system without a penalty is not very effective. Therefore, it would cost the US a large sum of money just to punish people who fail to vote. Many surveys show that a majority of Americans oppose mandatory voting. A law that requires mandatory voting will be criticized and people will dissent. This will create riots, rallies and other forms of dissent, which is going to cost money. The US has a large population of about 300 million people in 2016. The population of the US is still increasing. According to the article by Brian Palmer, a vote in the USA costs between $5-$175. If voting became mandatory, then it is going to be extremely expensive. Critics have justified the high cost of compulsory election by saying that politicians would lack the need of excessive funds. While this point is taken politicians will still have the incentive to be elected and will spend considerable amounts of funds. According to the article, Mandatory Voting Undermines Voting Rights, "it is safe to assume that not a lot of money will be saved." It is obvious that a law executing mandatory voting is going to be extremely
Do you want America to pass a legislation that imposes mandatory voting? If you answered yes, then a majority of Americans will disagree with you. You may argue that a law like that should be there because voting is a civic duty, but a legislation like that would not be beneficial to America and can create a lot of problems. America should not make a law enforcing mandatory voting because it would be undemocratic, it will not make the voting process much better, it will alienate people from the government, it would be expensive and it is not constitutional.
America considers itself to be a democracy and making a law that makes it compulsory for citizens to vote is undemocratic. A key element …show more content…
It will increase violence in America. Many surveys and polls show that a majority of Americans are against mandatory voting. People will see the law making voting mandatory as a form of oppression and they will rebel against the government. There will be riots, petitions, picketing and other forms of opposition if the US government makes voting mandatory. Through mandatory voting, there would be an increase in uninformed voters. It would also increase the number of random votes and spoiled ballots. Voters who vote against their free will may check off a candidate at random, particularly the top candidate on the ballot. This law will not make the voters want to vote, but it would decrease the voter's interest in voting. Some may argue that for a generation our nation has experienced a decrease in voter turnout, but new studies have proved them wrong. These studies show that voter turnout has remained steady for the past three decades.Critics might also claim that through mandatory voting there will be a correct representation of what the constituents want and drastically change the results. However, an article "What if Everyone Voted" has refuted this by considering an election in the Senate in which everyone who is eligible to vote shows up to the polls. The results were extremely surprising. Even though previous nonvoters showed up to the polls in their simulations …show more content…
The process for an idea to become a law is very long and tedious. It would require a lot of time for the government to pass a legislation ensuring mandatory voting. This process will also cost the government a good amount of money. Studies have shown that mandatory voting system without a penalty is not very effective. Therefore, it would cost the US a large sum of money just to punish people who fail to vote. Many surveys show that a majority of Americans oppose mandatory voting. A law that requires mandatory voting will be criticized and people will dissent. This will create riots, rallies and other forms of dissent, which is going to cost money. The US has a large population of about 300 million people in 2016. The population of the US is still increasing. According to the article by Brian Palmer, a vote in the USA costs between $5-$175. If voting became mandatory, then it is going to be extremely expensive. Critics have justified the high cost of compulsory election by saying that politicians would lack the need of excessive funds. While this point is taken politicians will still have the incentive to be elected and will spend considerable amounts of funds. According to the article, Mandatory Voting Undermines Voting Rights, "it is safe to assume that not a lot of money will be saved." It is obvious that a law executing mandatory voting is going to be extremely