Could compulsory voting save democracies in crisis?

Voter turnout is lower in the US than in most developed countries: It was 56% in the 2016 election, about the same as it’s been for the last few presidential elections. This election cycle, unsubstantiated voter fraud has been a campaign talking point, while voter suppression is a very real threat. In recent years, thinkers and academics have increasingly called for the public to consider compulsory voting as a way to heal the US’s electoral woes.