California Took Voters’ Choices Away. Now One Lawmaker Wants to Make Voting Mandatory – By Scott Shackford (Reason) / Feb 10 2020
You have this Democrat or this other Democrat. What other options do you need?
When a state is almost completely dominated by one party, some people aren’t very enthusiastic about voting. One California lawmaker thinks he has a solution to that: Make voting mandatory.
Last week, Assemblymember Marc Levine (D–San Rafael) introduced AB-2070, a bill that would require every person who registers to vote to “cast a ballot, marked or unmarked in whole or in part, at every election.” The legislation says it will be up to the secretary of state to enforce this mandate, but it doesn’t really say how.
To explain himself, Levine put out a statement filled with tiresome bromides about the importance of voting:
Democracy is not a spectator sport—it requires the active participation of all its citizens. California is a national leader on expanding voting rights to its citizens. Those rights come with a responsibility by registered voters to cast their ballot and make sure that their voice is heard by their government. This is not a time to be complacent at the ballot box. My AB 2070 will ensure that the voices of all California voters are heard loud and clear.
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