Sept/Oct 2013 Aff: Turnout Inequality Harms Democracy foundationbriefs.com Page 29 of 104 Benefits of Compulsory Voting Outweigh Disadvantages AMS Institute for Public Policy Research. Young Voters Should be Required to Vote First Time Around August 26, 2013. http://www.ippr.org/press-releases/111/11175/young-voters-should-be-required-to-vote-first-time-round Sarah Birch, Professor of Politics
at the University of Glasgow, and
coauthor of the report said “Unless radical action is taken, turnout inequalities in Britain will grow wider. First time compulsory voting could well be very effective in engaging young people in politics. There are many other things that young
people are required to do, not the least of which is go to school.
Adding just one more small task to this list would not represent an undue burden, and it could well help to reinvigorate democracy. It would make politicians target first-time voters like never before and give young voters the potential for far greater political power.
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