While I agree with everything you just said, I also know there's only two sure-fire ways to increase participation:
#1 Peer pressure
Things like vote.org will help if they close the loop by showing to your peers (bragging rights) that you've voted.
#2 Competitive races
Competitive races require fixes to our gerrymandering and incumbency protection. Maximally competitive districts (totally doable), public financing (will happen sooner or later), proportional voting (tough sell).
While I agree with everything you just said, I also know there's only two sure-fire ways to increase participation:
#1 Peer pressure
Things like vote.org will help if they close the loop by showing to your peers (bragging rights) that you've voted.
#2 Competitive races
Competitive races require fixes to our gerrymandering and incumbency protection. Maximally competitive districts (totally doable), public financing (will happen sooner or later), proportional voting (tough sell).