limited in their abilities to campaign expressly in favor of candidates. Presumably, these organizations would shift some funds from getting out the vote to issue ads (which are permissible, but the diminishing marginal effectiveness of those ads would limit this. With this implicit limit on spending, politicians and parties might focus somewhat lesson fundraising and be less beholden to donors. Another indirect benefit of compulsory voting is that it might lead to the kinds of changes in American political culture that could increase political awareness and engagement. A compulsory voting regime would change the ways in which candidates, political parties, and other political groups develop campaign strategies. For
example, compulsory voting might lead to fewer negative campaigns featuring attack ads because such
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