“If you say, ‘We want universal voting’ and then there’s no punishment at all, you aren’t really saying anything,” Elliot said in an attempt to justify the fines.
Despite proponents’ claims the proposal would expand civic engagement, Connecticut residents were not buying Democrats’ disingenuous talking points. According to a local news outlet, the amount of written testimony from citizens opposing the legislation “overwhelmingly outweighed” testimony from the bill’s supporters.
This measure “will compel voting by people who don’t care or don’t know about the issues or candidates, thus influencing the outcome,” wrote Connecticut resident Manuel Santos. “Voting as an uninformed citizen is just as bad, perhaps worse, than not voting at all.”
As noted by the Cato Institute, compulsory voting has consistently produced problems like the “donkey vote.” That is when a segment of voters who, out of protest or apathy, randomly select a candidate or party on the ballot. Such a practice could result in voters who are poorly informed determining key races. It’s such a bad idea, that even The New York Times has called it a “disaster.”
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Despite proponents’ claims the proposal would expand civic engagement, Connecticut residents were not buying Democrats’ disingenuous talking points. According to a local news outlet, the amount of written testimony from citizens opposing the legislation “overwhelmingly outweighed” testimony from the bill’s supporters.
This measure “will compel voting by people who don’t care or don’t know about the issues or candidates, thus influencing the outcome,” wrote Connecticut resident Manuel Santos. “Voting as an uninformed citizen is just as bad, perhaps worse, than not voting at all.”
As noted by the Cato Institute, compulsory voting has consistently produced problems like the “donkey vote.” That is when a segment of voters who, out of protest or apathy, randomly select a candidate or party on the ballot. Such a practice could result in voters who are poorly informed determining key races. It’s such a bad idea, that even The New York Times has called it a “disaster.”
If Dems Get Their Way, Voting Will Be Mandatory In These States
Democrats in Washington and Connecticut have introduced bills that seek to force all eligible residents to vote.
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