Should voting be compulsory for all citizens or people should have freedom to choose not to vote. What is your opinion

The declining trend in

voters'

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voter

turnout in the USA and other countries, has made many to wonder if it could be a good idea to introduce laws making voting a mandatory duty to all citizens. I think these laws help people feel part of their

communnities

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community

communities

and could potentially help improve the quality of our elected leaders.

As a result

, I strongly agree with policies that look to force all people in voting age to cast their votes in the ballots.

To begin

with, there are many countries who already have compulsory voting laws.

This

shows people are willing to accept the obligation to vote every few years.

Furthermore

, in many of

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these

countries there

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countries, there

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intermediate elections for local authorities and even referendums on big issues like increasing the number of public holidays or leaving the European Union. The act of having to vote forces people to inform themselves on the main issues of the community and increases their social engagement in it. There is

also

a point related to

effiency

the ratio of the output to the input of any system

efficiency

and the - so called - wisdom of the crowds. When a larger number of people support somebody to become their leader, there is a bigger chance

this

person is qualified to do a good work during its tenure. Without compulsory voting, fewer people get authorities elected and,

therefore

, they face less scrutiny than those elected by greater numbers of people.

However

, it could be argued that the purpose of society is to foster

individuals'

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individual

freedoms and personal development. Under

this

point of view, forcing citizens to participate in elections would be an attack to those same liberties society should aim to promote. But can

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liberties

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liberty

survive in a low turnout community? I think not because of the increased risk of authoritarian leaders becoming elected and using their positions to impose higher restrictions to the freedoms of their people.

Therefore

, making compulsory voting a small price to pay for warranting our earned rights. To sum everything up, compulsory voting laws help us protect the established democratic order and increase people engagement with their communities. And

thus

, they are policies that should be promoted everywhere to prevent the

raise

a growth in strength or number or importance

rise

of

authoritharian

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

authoritarian

leaders that risk the liberal values of modern societies.