Should Voting Be Mandatory?

In this article most people don't think that voting should be mandatory. Some say instead we should make it competitive. Voters need meaningful choices so in order to increase voters we should make competition more exciting. You can also get a better response from the electors by making it competitive. Also forcing people to vote without being properly educated. Some people have different interests and are not into politics. With them being forced it defeats the whole purpose because they are not informed.