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Compulsory voting, also called mandatory voting, is the requirement in some countries that eligible citizens register and vote in elections. Penalties might be imposed on those who fail to do so without a valid reason.
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Compulsory Voting | International IDEA
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Advocates of compulsory voting argue that decisions made by democratically elected governments are more legitimate when higher proportions of the ...
Does compulsory voting hurt or benefit democracy? — Quartz
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Oct 22, 2020 — “When you have compulsory voting, you need a whole infrastructure to enforce it,” says Anthony Fowler, a professor, Harris School of Public ...
The case for mandatory voting | Stanford News
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Nov 30, 2018 — “The idea of compulsory voting is that it conveys the idea that each person's voice is expected and valued,” said Chapman, an assistant ...
Electoral reform and the pros and cons of compulsory voting
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The main reason for considering compulsory voting is to increase the turnout rate in elections. There was an increased turnout in the October 2015 election, but ...
In Australia, voting is mandatory, easy and often fun. Is there a ...
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Dec 28, 2019 — Voting has been compulsory in Australia since 1924. Simply put, eligible voters must show up to a poll on election day. Once there, they can cast ...
How Compulsory Voting Works: Australians Explain - The ...
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Oct 22, 2018 — 'Voting in Australia is like a party'. Since 1924, Australian citizens over the age of 18 have been required to vote in federal elections, by-elections ...
America Needs Compulsory Voting | Foreign Affairs
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Oct 8, 2020 — America Needs Compulsory Voting. A Little Coercion Can Do a Lot for Democracy. By Anthony Fowler. October 8, 2020.
Why shouldn't voting be mandatory? - Brookings Institution
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Jul 24, 2020 — Amber Herrle and E.J. Dionne urge the U.S. to adopt mandatory voting. They stress that penalties for non-voting should be minimal and that ...
Compulsory Voting — - ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
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Among the long-standing democracies that make voting compulsory in elections are Australia, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Other well established democratic ...