Is compulsory voting the answer to voter apathy?

Wikipedia describes compulsory voting as "a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day. If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, he or she may be subject to punctive measures such as fines or community service."

Kesitegile Gobotswang, the secretary general of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), blames not the voters but the BDP government for the scourge of voter apathy and insists that the problem could be solved without resorting to compulsory voting. "This is because there are many factors that account for voter apathy that need to be addressed first. These include poor voter education resulting from lack of resources among political parties especially opposition parties and a reluctant IEC," he says.