Introducing compulsory voting in the United States and other majoritarian democracies, with meaningful and enforceable penalties for abstention, has the potential to reduce political polarization and ...

Introducing compulsory voting in the United States and other majoritarian democracies, with meaningful and enforceable penalties for abstention, has the potential to reduce political polarization and ...

A new study from the University of Georgia found that even unenforced, or “toothless,” compulsory voting laws can increase voter turnout. Governments around the world are searching for ways to combat ...

Australia and Singapore, two of the 20-odd nations with compulsory voting, are set to go to the polls this weekend. On May 3, two of the 20-or-so countries with compulsory voting will hold general ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are weighing boosting voter turnout by consolidating elections and considering compulsory voting. During a subject matter hearing of the House Ethics and ...

Some voters in Australia’s compulsory voting system purposefully spoil their ballots, but a new assessment suggests that most ...

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Tom Rogers, who was the Australian Electoral Commissioner from 2014 to 2024. They spoke about the structure of Australian elections, how ...

Because a coin that is thrown up, irrespective of the number of times, would always fall on either of its two sides, many of us would similarly continue to tell the members of the House of ...

Sen. Sam Hunt presides over a committee hearing on his mandatory voting bill. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard) State Sen. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, has introduced a bill to make voting compulsory in ...

The prospect of compulsory voting at Western Australia's local government elections is back on the agenda, with backing from councillors in one of the state's biggest regional cities. The City of ...