Universal Voting will:

• Increase political participation dramatically, and create an electorate that is a full reflection of our diverse country.

• Expand the power of communities and constituencies who now vote at lower levels, including communities of color, young people, and lower income voters.

• Achieve a political system more accountable to a broader base of voters.

• Decrease division and polarization by bringing less partisan voters into the process.

• Improve political campaigns by incentivizing them to engage with a broader electorate, rather than simply focusing on their own base.

• Combat voter suppression, voter apathy, and voter disenfranchisement. The best way to ensure the right to vote is to declare it as a universal duty.