Compulsory Voting penalty (most recent) by country

Countries (A to Z)	Description
Argentina	"Explanation, Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (-)
Australia	"Explanation, Fine " (-)
Belgium	"Explanation, Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement, other " (Women in 1949.)
Bolivia	None/Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement (-)
Brazil	Fine (Voluntary for illiterates and those over 70.)
Chile	"Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (-)
Costa Rica	None (-)
Cyprus	"Explanation, Fine " (-)
Dominican Republic	None (-)
Ecuador	Fine (Voluntary for illiterates and those over 65.)
Egypt	"Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (This is the year from which we have found the earliest law.)
Fiji	"Explanation, Fine, Possible imprisonment " (*Presumably strict prior to the coup d'�tat)
Greece	"Explanation, other " (-)
Guatemala	None (-)
Honduras	None (-)
Italy	other (-)
Liechtenstein	"Explanation, Fine " (-)
Luxembourg	"Explanation, Fine " (Voluntary for those over 70.)
Mexico	None / other (-)
Nauru	"Explanation, Fine " (-)
Paraguay	Fine (-)
Peru	"Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (-)
Philippines	None (-)
Singapore	Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement (The non-voter is removed from the voter register until he/she reapplies and provides a reason.)
Thailand	None (-)
Turkey	"Explanation, Fine " (-)
Uruguay	"Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement " (Law not in practice until 1970.)

DEFINITION: Sanctions applied for failing to vote. See http://www.int-idea.se/vt/analysis/Compulsory_Voting.cfm for more information

SOURCE: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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