A more sensible alternative to compulsory voting would be to make voting more accessible. One possible way of doing this is to create a national holiday, or weekend, just for voting. A holiday would mean that voters would not need to take off work to vote and it would be a reminder for those that forget it is the day to cast. Another solution to low turnout would be to increase the ways to absentee vote. Currently, all states offer vote-by-mail the day of the election and some strictly only have this form of voting. However, thirteen states do not allow early voting by mail or early voting in person. If the option to vote early, via mail or in person, was enacted in every state the voter turnout would be expected to rise. Also, currently only
