Compulsory voting is a system in which voters are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day.
If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, or lodge a postal vote, he or she may be subject to a penalty such as fines or community service
As of August 2013, 22 countries, including 12 Latin American countries, have laws for compulsory voting and 11 of these 22 countries enforce these laws in practice
Countries that enforce compulsory voting
Countries that have compulsory voting by law but do not enforce it
If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, or lodge a postal vote, he or she may be subject to a penalty such as fines or community service
As of August 2013, 22 countries, including 12 Latin American countries, have laws for compulsory voting and 11 of these 22 countries enforce these laws in practice
Countries that enforce compulsory voting
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Cyprus
- Ecuador
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- North Korea
- Nauru
- Peru
- Singapore
- Uruguay
Countries that have compulsory voting by law but do not enforce it
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Costa Rica
- Democractic Republic of Congo
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Gabon
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Lebanon - Men Only
- Libya
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Thailand
- Turkey
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