More than 1.3 million people did not vote in last year's election, and about 200,000 of those have paid the $20 fine.

New Zealand has a voter turnout problem. Although enrolment is compulsory for all eligible voters, casting a ballot is optional. And the number of people voting has been falling in both general and ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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