Compulsory voting can reduce political polarization in the US, according to UB study

Introducing compulsory voting in the U.S. and other majoritarian democracies, with meaningful and enforceable penalties for abstention, has the potential to reduce political polarization and protect democratic institutions from anti-democratic threats, according to a groundbreaking paper published by a University at Buffalo political philosopher.

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