Everyone asks what enforcement would cost, so here is the boring answer: the fine pays for it. A small nonvoter fine, with revenue dedicated to running elections, covers the cost of mailing notices many times over. Compare that to what we currently spend on GOTV operations, registration drives, and endless litigation over ballot access. We already pour billions into coaxing people to vote voluntarily with mixed results. A self-funding system that replaces all of that is not a cost. It is a savings.
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