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Is Voting mandatory in your country?
The 2026 map of where Voting is mandatory or partly required, aired Oct 20, 2026.
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Mandatory in 10 countries
Compulsory from 18 to 70. Unpaid fine: no new passport.
Fines of up to S/110 per round for the 2026 votes.
A US$47 fine in 2025. Optional at 16-17 and 65+.
Skip it with no reason: 2 years barred from running for office.
Skip it and you're struck off the voter roll. S$50 to get back on.
A$20 fine. 1.3 million notices went out after the 2025 vote.
Compulsory again since 2022. One court fined 6,015 non-voters.
5 million voter cards cancelled in 2025. No card, no passport.
No 'I voted' certificate? Banks can refuse you for 90 days.
No proof you voted or paid the fine? Your boss can hold your pay.
Everywhere not listed here, Voting is not required.
Partly mandatory in 13 countries
Compulsory since 1893, but non-voters are not prosecuted.
Compulsory in law; 2023 non-voters were not prosecuted.
A legal duty to vote, but the penalty was repealed.
Compulsory in the constitution; penalties are not enforced.
Compulsory since 2016, but the only penalty was struck down.
A fine in law, but reports say it is not collected.
A fine of up to 500 pounds in law, not applied in practice.
An obligation in the constitution, with no penalty.
Compulsory in the constitution, with no penalty.
Compulsory in the constitution, with no penalty.
A fine since 2023, but nothing happens if you don't pay.
Compulsory since 2021; no fines on record for recent votes.
Compulsory from age 20; no fines on record for recent votes.
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