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 ...

On May 3, two of the 20-or-so countries with compulsory voting will hold general elections: Singapore and Australia. Naturally, there’s quite a bit of chatter at the moment about whether compelling ...

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 ...

If democracy dies in this country, it can be blamed on people who did not bother to vote last November. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought tooth and nail over ...

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 ...

Labour secured a massive Commons majority at last year’s general election with the support of just one in five eligible voters. The party won nearly two-thirds of MPs (63%) with just a third of the ...

As midterm elections approach, the United States once again faces a familiar problem: too many citizens staying home on election day. If democracy is meant to reflect the will of the people, it may be ...

With Chile’s presidential election fast approaching, a last-minute debate has emerged over whether compulsory voting rules should apply to foreign residents. We look at what this means for employers ...

New Zealand has a voter turnout problem. Although enrolment is compulsory for all eligible voters, casting a ballot is optional. And the number of people voting has been falling in both general and ...