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 ...

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 ...

Mandatory voting laws are known to increase voter turnout, but how significant are their effects? According to a new study co-authored by University of Georgia researcher Shane Singh, these laws only ...

(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 ...

Numerous Democrats in the Washington Legislature are backing a new proposal to make voting in elections compulsory. Citizens are required by law to cast ballots in about 25 counties, but in no other U ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Compulsory voting laws have consistently been demonstrated to boost electoral participation. Despite the widespread presence of compulsory ...

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 ...

If the bill sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas eventually scales through, Nigerians of voting age will be compulsorily required to cast their votes during ...

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