Sept/Oct 2013 Aff: Low Turnout foundationbriefs.com Page 40 of 104 Low Turnout Expanding the Vote is Necessary AMS Alex White. June 14, 2013. New Matilda. https://newmatilda.com/2013/01/14/defence-compulsory-voting Low turnout is a problem for almost every country in the world — especially our closest cultural peers, the USA and UK. Even with rockstar candidates like Obama, participation rarely peaks about 65 per cent. Voter turnout fell from 62.3 percent into an estimated 57.5 percent in 2012. What's more, the 2012 election saw unprecedented
attempts by Republicans, bankrolled by conservative billionaires and multinational corporations, to suppress
the vote of African Americans, Latinos and young people. Expanding the number of people who vote is not only virtuous in itself. It helps defend our democracy and ensures it is more likely to act in the interests of all the people, not a moneyed minority.
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