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 ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to make voting compulsory, saying that the judiciary cannot issue such a mandate — it falls within the "policy domain". A ...

The Supreme Court of India refused a PIL seeking compulsory voting, saying such decisions fall under policy. The bench stressed awareness over coercion in a democracy.

The prospect of compulsory voting at Western Australia's local government elections is back on the agenda, with backing from councillors in one of the state's biggest regional cities. The City of ...