One thing nobody mentions: in Australia, election day comes with democracy sausages. Every school hosting a polling place run a barbecue, and you vote, then eat a sausage on white bread with onions for a few bucks. Mandatory voting means the whole country is out and about on a Saturday, so it turns into a block party. Make voting mandatory here and I guarantee within two cycles some genius turns it into a tailgate, and turnout is the least of our worries.
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