ELA Analytic Writing Task-September 2022
Analytic Writing Task: Should the United States make voting mandatory?
Please read the text provided, "Half of Americans probably won't vote but
requiring them to would change that," and write a few paragraphs in response
to the prompt.
Half of Americans probably won't vote but requiring them to would
change that, By Chris Weller
Roughly half of eligible Americans probably won't vote by the end of Election Day. In recent
elections, turnout has ranged from about 50% to 60% of the voting-age population.
But there is a simple change the US could make to boost turnout dramatically, something that
worked in at least 26 other democracies.
