In an article by Nicholas Stephanopoulos in the Atlantic, he writes: "The policy has been dismissed as an impossible pipe dream, but, if applied at the municipal level first, that could change."
Not enough people vote. It’s a perennial source of concern in American politics. There’s no shortage of reforms designed to address the problem, but one idea that seems particularly promising, at least in theory, is compulsory voting. It would produce much higher turnout for the obvious reason that it requires people to vote. It’s long been dismissed, though, as an impossible pipe dream, unlikely to ever happen in the United States. But if reformers were to start at the municipal level, they could set into motion forces that might lead to its nationwide adoption.
In some South American countries, you must vote until 65 or pay a fine. At 65, it becomes an option.
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NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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