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 ...

Still rubbing the migraine you got from voter-suppression laws? Banging your head against the wall when voter turnout is too low? Worry no more, fam, we’ve got a magic potion for you: mandatory voting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 the U.S., we love to tout how important our right to vote is — but what about our right not to vote? Voting is currently mandatory in 23 countries. In some, violators of the law can be fined, lose ...

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 ...

Everyone knows the coming presidential election is important. Both Democrats and Republicans are warning that the future of our country is at stake. And they are both right. But that will likely not ...

For many observers, his defiant pledge to resist the law—at the cost of his own liberty—signals a critical juncture in Nigeria’s democratic evolution. Speaking on Politics Today, a political programme ...

"The ocean is right there. So a lot of people come up from especially down in Bondi. They come out of the water and come vote. Me, honestly, I could have worn my clothes, but I actually enjoy it. I ...