Tournament: Brandeis | Round: 3 | Opponent: Cameron Scribner | Judge: Rohit Chandra
Observation one:
Compulsory voting allows equal representation, which is key to democracy.
Galston 10 (William Galston, 'Mandatory Voting Would Loosen Partisan Gridlock' US News and World Report, July 8th 2010) accessed 8-16-13
"Voter apathy is highest... proportionally considered."

Observation two:
Minorities are deterred from voting because of unfair practices.
Flatow 13 (NICOLE FLATOW: Blacks, Hispanics Waited Almost Twice As Long To Vote As Whites In 2012, FEBRUARY 5, 2013, http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/02/05/1542061/) accessed 8-20-13
"During the November 2012... restoration of early voting days he cut..."

Value:
Governmental obligations

Compulsory voting is key to a maintaining checks over abuse.
Atlee and Atlee 08 (Dr. John S. Atlee, with Tom Atlee: Democracy- A Social Power Analysis,  The Co-Intelligence Institute 2008, John S. Atlee is president of the Institute for Economic Analysis, http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIdemocracypolitics_theory.html) accessed 8-27-13
"The greatest inequalities... permeate the whole of society..."

Standard:
Maximizing equal representation 

Contention one: Democracy depends on the representation of the minority.
White 13 (Alex White: In Defence Of Compulsory Voting, 14 Jan 2013, https://newmatilda.com/2013/01/14/defence-compulsory-voting) accessed 8-21-13

"When voting gets as low as... not a moneyed minority"

Compulsory voting solves back many of the practices which limit the vote.
Tieleman 12 (Bill Tieleman political columnist for the 24 Hours Newspaper, communications director at the Federationof Labour, owner of West Star Communications: Fixing Canada's Ugly Politics - the Case for Mandatory Voting, TUESDAY, APRIL 03, 2012, http://billtieleman.blogspot.com/2012/04/fixing-canadas-ugly-politics-case-for.html) accessed 9-1-13

"On fraudulent robo-calls... boosting democratic engagement"

Baseline accommodations/federal standards for voting

Compulsory voting key to social equality.
Hill 11 (Lisa Hill  is a professor of politics at the University of Adelaide, Australia: Mandatory Voting Works, NOVEMBER 7, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/07/should-voting-in-the-us-be-mandatory-14/what-weve-seen-in-australia-with-mandatory-voting) accessed 9-2-13
"Failure to vote is... more than 70 percent"

Equality is the key to democracy.
Atlee and Atlee 08 (Dr. John S. Atlee, with Tom Atlee: Democracy- A Social Power Analysis,  The Co-Intelligence Institute 2008, John S. Atlee is president of the Institute for Economic Analysis, http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIdemocracypolitics_theory.html) accessed 8-27-13 

"restrictions on individual... limitations of their environment"

Compulsory voting makes voting easier.
Cherry 09 (Ceridwen Cherry: Maximizing Participation: what the US can learn from compulsory voting, June 8, 2009, http://www.fairvote.org/maximizing-participation-what-the-us-can-learn-from-compulsory-voting#.UhLYJZJQFsk) accessed 8-20-13
"Many Americans do not vote... high turnout levels"