"Those countries who have compulsory voting, where the penalty for not voting is a fine, and where spoiling your ballot paper is allowed as a way of signalling general discontent, tend to have ...

In Australia all citizens can, and must, vote unless they are in prison for more than three years, are mentally unsound, or are guilty of treason. There is a small fine for not voting unless you ...

On one hand, this seems like a great advertisement for compulsory voting with enforced penalties. Even a small fine like the $20 for not voting in a federal election is enough to get many Gen Z ...