Please join Open Democracy Book Club on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7pm Eastern for a discussion of 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting.  Author Miles Rapoport will be joining us for the first half hour for discussion and Q&A.

In 100% Democracy, E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport argue that universal participation in our elections should be a cornerstone of our system. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression and the active disenfranchisement of a large share of our citizens. And it would create a system true to the Declaration of Independence’s aspirations by calling for a government based on the consent of all of the governed.

It’s not as radical or utopian as it sounds: in Australia, where everyone is required to vote (Australians can vote “none of the above,” but they have to show up), 91.9 percent of Australians voted in the last major election in 2019, versus 60.1 percent in America’s 2016 presidential race. Australia hosts voting-day parties and actively celebrates this key civic duty.

It is time for the United States to take a major leap forward and recognize voting as both a fundamental civil right and a solemn civic duty required of every eligible U.S. citizen.

Purchasing information

Available at your local book store (Softcover 24.99): 

Gibson's Bookstore, 45 South Main St., Concord, NH 03301  603-224-0562

Main Street BookEnds of Warner, 16 East Main St., Warner, NH 03278 (603) 456-2700

Toadstool Bookstores, 12 Depot St., Peterborough, NH 03458   (603) 924-3543