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Mandatory Voting In Democratic States
Voting is the basic right of citizen of any democratic country. In few countries around the globe voting is mandatory. I agree with this view and this essay will discuss two reasons why compulsory voting is mandatory in those countries.
Low population density in some democratic countries forces the governments to enforce mandatory voting. In fact, it beneficial for voters as well to select their desired leader by casting their valuable votes. In Australia for instance, voters casts their votes to elect their favorite political parties which in turn implements beneficial policies which at the end benefits their voters as a whole. In short, it is required for few democratic governments or countries to enforce mandatory voting due to limited population.

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