I have worked on voting issues for 35 years, for same-day registration and for opening up the process to younger people and preregistration, and, you know, nevertheless 35 years later we're still at 60 and 65%. 2020 was the highest turnout election ever and it was at 66%. So, I started to think what is it that could really, really move the needle and change the game.

Miles Rapoport

A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com or a short review of 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting  here.

Miles Rapoport is also the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. He formerly served as secretary of the state of Connecticut.  He is the coauthor of the book 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting with E.J. Dionne.

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Key Highlights

• What is Civic Duty Voting?
• Why Should We Require Citizens to Vote?
• Is Voting a Right or a Duty?
• Australia's System of Civic Duty Voting
• How Would it Change How Citizens Think About Themselves?

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100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting by Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne

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