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A report from an organization that advocates for democracy globally found that 34 countries or territories allow mail-in voting ...
But when it comes to banning the practice of filling out ballots at home and dropping them in the mailbox, Trump stands in ...
As openDemocracy readers debate the case for and against making voting mandatory, we’d love to hear your thoughts ...
Compulsory voting has broad popular support in Australia, and is seen as a way to capture representation from the majority of society - not just the majority of people who choose to vote.
“Over 20 countries, including Australia, Belgium, and Argentina, have implemented forms of compulsory voting. In Australia, where fines apply for noncompliance, turnout regularly exceeds 90%.
In Zink’s introduction she reported on the 41 New Hampshire high school voter drives Open Democracy supported and why the state's registered voting 18-year-olds has climbed from 18% to 63% over ...
This is a five-alarm fire for voting rights and democracy across the entire country. In my view, this is the biggest threat to our democracy right now that nobody’s talking about.