Poll: Should Voting be Mandatory?

While many Palos Verdes residents will head to the polls Tuesday , others will choose not to cast ballots in local races.

However, some residents in countries across the globe are required to participate in elections, according to an article in Sunday's New York Times by William A. Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Thirty-one countries have some form of mandatory voting, according to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Galston wrote.

"Our low turnout rate pushes American politics toward increased polarization," he wrote in the article.

He proposed the U.S. adopt mandatory voting laws. What do you think of this idea?