| Flilix said: Hi, European user here. I don't understand all that much about American elections, but from what I've heard you need to register first to vote, and the number of people who actually vote is quite low. I've seen a lot of American celebrities almost begging people to register for voting. I was wondering, is there any desire or discussion among Americans to make voting mandatory, or at least to get rid of the registration? It just seems to discourage people from actually taking the effort to vote. |
Around 55% of the adult population voted in 2016, anther 2.5% of the population can't vote because of felonies. Some don't care, other know if they vote they might have to do jury duty. I've read one of the reasons Republicans are against Universal Healthcare is in Canada you automatically get signed up to vote with universal health care and that its a form of voter suppression. Not the only reason they are against universal healthcare but one of the reasons. It's on a Tuesday every year and it's not a national holiday either, so everyone needs to finds a way to get to the polls to vote. Work is suppose to allow everyone time to leave and vote, but many say they can't make it to the polls. One study found that 16% of registered voters didn't vote in 2016 because they were too busy, had conflicting schedules, or just couldn't make it to a poll.
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