Sept/Oct 2013 Aff: Emphasis on Democratic Procedure foundationbriefs.com Page 25 of 104 CV encourages voting from marginalized groups in society JMR Chong, Alberto and Mauricio Olivera. On Compulsory Voting and Income Inequality in a Cross Section of Countires.” Inter-American Development Bank. May 2005. Pg 6 . Nonetheless, those who would benefit the most
by voting tend not to vote, as their transaction costs tend to be extremely high. Furthermore, the marginal impact of a single voter’s choices,
especially in non-urban areas, is rightly or wrongly perceived as inconsequential. This biases individuals cost-benefit
calculation against voting, as individuals do not adequately assess the positive externalities
of voting outcomes, which are typically not internalized in the utility functions
of the voter In this context, compulsory voting mechanisms have been encouraged to make voting turnout more representative of the democratic process.
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