Government > Democracy > Compulsory voting > Penalty: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Sanctions applied for failing to vote. See http://www.int-idea.se/vt/analysis/Compulsory_Voting.cfm for more information.
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| ArgentinaArgentina | "Explanation, Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (-) |
| AustraliaAustralia | "Explanation, Fine " (-) |
| BelgiumBelgium | "Explanation, Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement, other " (Women in 1949.) |
| BoliviaBolivia | None/Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement (-) |
| BrazilBrazil | Fine (Voluntary for illiterates and those over 70.) |
| ChileChile | "Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (-) |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | None (-) |
| CyprusCyprus | "Explanation, Fine " (-) |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | None (-) |
| EcuadorEcuador | Fine (Voluntary for illiterates and those over 65.) |
| EgyptEgypt | "Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (This is the year from which we have found the earliest law.) |
| FijiFiji | "Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (*Presumably strict prior to the coup d'état) |
| GreeceGreece | "Explanation, other " (-) |
| GuatemalaGuatemala | None (-) |
| HondurasHonduras | None (-) |
| ItalyItaly | other (-) |
| LiechtensteinLiechtenstein | "Explanation, Fine " (-) |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | "Explanation, Fine " (Voluntary for those over 70.) |
| MexicoMexico | None / other (-) |
| NauruNauru | "Explanation, Fine " (-) |
| ParaguayParaguay | Fine (-) |
| PeruPeru | "Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (-) |
| PhilippinesPhilippines | None (-) |
| SingaporeSingapore | Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement (The non-voter is removed from the voter register until he/she reapplies and provides a reason.) |
| ThailandThailand | None (-) |
| TurkeyTurkey | "Explanation, Fine " (-) |
| UruguayUruguay | "Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (Law not in practice until 1970.) |
