Why We Should Be Required To Vote

In a democracy, voting is important. Not every eligible voter does vote. Voting is often taken for granted, many Americans do not realise just how important their vote is. Voter turnout is at an alltime low for recent elections; the more votes there are means more of a fair and legitimate election. Americans should be required to vote because it informs people of what people are voting on and it improves government legitimacy. Citizens would have to know what they are voting about if they are required to vote. Joe Heller’s, “School Repairs”, political cartoon explains why compulsory voting is important because it would inform people of issues that they did not even knew existed. Heller states, “[...]arouse in them an intelligent interest