13NFL1-Compulsory Voting Page 102 of 163 www.victorybriefs.com TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, WE COULD JUST ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS – JUST LIKE FOR OTHER POLICIES THAT ATTEMPT TO SOLVE COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS. HLR
– 2007. The Case for Compulsory Voting in the United
States Harvard Law Review, Vol.
121, No. 2 (Dec, 2007), pp. 591-612. A compulsory voting regime could be narrowly tailored by allowing people to abstain (submitting a ballot
without registering a vote, or perhaps to obtain a "conscientious objector" exemption from even submitting a ballot. n This exemption would satisfy the requirement of narrow tailoring because it would leave open the same opportunities for expression that exist under the current system of voluntary voting. n Such an exemption could be made available to anyone who fills out a simple form and is willing to sign a statement indicating that he or she chooses not to vote for political or religious reasons. This requirement would at least ensure that those who are not voting are doing so as a matter of political expression or religious belief and not because of the collective action problem inherent in voting. n
