Unlike in Australia, people don't have to vote in US elections. Here's why that matters

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More Americans than ever have cast their vote early ahead of the US presidential election, but millions haven't, and still won't on 3 November. Here’s how that might impact things.

While it is unlikely nationwide mandatory voting will be implemented any time soon, former US President Barack Obama believes it would be “transformative” for US politics.

“On the whole, we can say as America becomes more diverse, the expectation is for Democrats to gain from that,” Dr Grgic said. This is how the US voting system actually works - and why it matters “This time around in 2020, I think there are not a lot of those unconvinced ones. I think everyone has pretty much made up their minds by this point,” Dr Grgic said. While the massive early voting numbers suggest high voter turnout, Mr Fortier, who authored a book on early voting trends, has cautioned against “trying to read the tea leaves” before election day.

 

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everything is set up to make it inaccessible, time wasting and impossible for ordinary people. a lot of people who are eligible to vote CAN'T because they don't have a street address, they're homeless, they can't get time off, postboxes are unavailable outside of rich areas...

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