In most democracies, casting a ballot is treated as a personal choice, something you can skip without a second thought. A ...

There is a politically and legally feasible path to greater representation in the United States: compulsory voting.

Andy Burnham is said to be considering voting reform. Two writers go head to head on whether Britain should introduce ...

A new study from the University of Georgia found that even unenforced, or "toothless," compulsory voting laws can increase voter turnout. The research is published in the journal Electoral Studies.

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 ...

On May 3, two of the 20-or-so countries with compulsory voting will hold general elections: Singapore and Australia. Naturally, there’s quite a bit of chatter at the moment about whether compelling ...

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 ...

As midterm elections approach, the United States once again faces a familiar problem: too many citizens staying home on election day. If democracy is meant to reflect the will of the people, it may be ...

Fear beats argument, a slogan beats a policy, and because the low-information voter is the decisive one, the whole contest ...

Andy Burnham weighs voting shake-up as compulsory ballots enter the Westminster debate. Discover the implications for ...