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Compulsory voting can eliminate voting inequalities, DAT



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Compulsory voting can eliminate voting inequalities, DAT
Hill, Lisa. Compulsory Voting in Australia A Basis fora Best Practice Regime
Federal Law Review, vol. 32.
Aside from its ability to significantly improve turnout, the second major benefit of compulsory voting is its capacity to close, more or less completely, the SES voting gap that exists inmost voluntary systems. The effectiveness of compulsory voting at closing this gap has been demonstrated empirically. In Belgium socio-
economic status, which is normally a determinant of nonvoting, is 'effectively erased' as a variable for

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