Should Voting Be Mandatory?

Aly, Waleed. Voting Should Be Mandatory. The New York Times, 2017. Print. www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/voting-should-be-mandatory.html Accessed 13 February. 2017.
This article talks about the reasons why voting should be mandatory and how Australia views mandatory voting. The author offers information for those who are interested in learning about why voting should be mandatory and why it is important. Rather than a typical article, the readers learn more about Australia and America’s policies. Aly offers clear explanations on why voting should be mandatory in America and shows the readers that the engaged voters tend to not vote when given the choice while the least informed voters are the majority who votes.
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Should Voting Be Mandatory? Time, 2017. Print. ideas.time.com/2012/08/21/should-voting-be-mandatory/ Accessed 13 February. 2017. The author gives detailed and reasonable reasons why voting should be mandatory. The source points out how important it is for an American citizen to vote. Eric Liu not only explains the pro side of his opinion, but he also shows the con side as well. The author uses his knowledge to show people that mandatory voting would make elections valid. This means that if voting were to be mandatory, people would have to pay more attention and put more thought in who they would vote for.
Liu gives strong information on voting and it’s importance but his main reason for writing the article is to show people that it is the people’s responsibility to vote and that we need to treat it as a privilege. Soldiers not only fought for the right to vote, but they also sacrificed their lives to be able to vote. The reader is able to understand the author’s perspective on voting and the reasons why he believe that voting should be mandatory. Liu gives reliable information that can be used to help people understand more about mandatory
Rachel Brody explains how if everyone voted in America, the United States would have a completely different result in the election. The author also talks about how Oregon became the first to make an effort to boost turnout which means how Oregon tried to convince other states to make voting mandatory by attempting to make it a law.
Brody offers useful information that can change people’s opinion on mandatory voting. Although Brody explains the pros of mandatory voting, she also explains the cons of mandatory voting. She talks to American citizens and learns that some citizens believe that mandatory voting is “forced speech.” Compared to other sources in my bibliography, this article has more comprehensive information and evidence that could help with my argument. This source is bias because it describes more about the democratic side rather than the republican side but it also gives detailed facts.
This article gives strong information that could help those who want to learn more about voting or is trying to make an argument on mandatory voting. The author not only explains why mandatory voting should be legal, but also talks about other people’s opinions on why voting should be mandatory. She uses the counter argument to her advantage and gives stronger evidence and facts to back up her argument. Students can use her writing as an example to help improve their