Concept information
Preferred term
compulsory voting
Definition
- Compulsory voting is the legal obligation for registered eligible voters to participate in elections. It is estimated that some thirty countries in the world have, or have had, such a legal obligation, including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Greece, and Italy. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Compulsory Voting]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/compulsory_voting
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