<P> As of August 2013, 22 countries were recorded as having compulsory voting . Of these, only 10 countries (additionally one Swiss canton and one Indian state) enforce it . Of the 30 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 10 had forms of compulsory voting . </P> <P> These are the countries and sub-national entities that enforce compulsory voting: </P> <Ul> <Li> Argentina--Introduced in 1912 . Compulsory for citizens between 18 and 70 years old, non-compulsory for those older than 70 and between 16 and 18 . (However, in a primary election, citizens under 70 may refuse to vote if they formally express their decision to the electoral authorities at least 48 hours before the election . This must be repeated for each election in which the voter refuses to vote .) </Li> <Li> Australia--Introduced for state elections in Queensland in 1915, excluding Aboriginal (indigenous) Australians . Victoria introduced compulsory voting in 1926, New South Wales and Tasmania in 1928, Western Australia in 1936 (excluding indigenous Australians) and South Australia in 1942 . Introduced for national elections in 1924 for citizens aged 18 and over, but not compulsory for indigenous Australians until 1984 . The requirement is for the person to enrol, attend a polling station and have their name marked off the electoral roll as attending, receive a ballot paper and take it to an individual voting booth, mark it, fold the ballot paper and place it in the ballot box . The act does not explicitly state that a choice must be made, it only states that the ballot paper be' marked' . According to the act, how a person marks the paper is completely up to the individual . In some states, local council elections are also compulsory . At the 2010 Tasmanian state election, with a turnout of 335,353 voters, about 6,000 people were fined $26 for not voting, and about 2,000 paid the fine . A postal vote is available for those for whom it is difficult to attend a polling station . Early, or pre-poll, voting at an early voting centre is also available for those who might find it difficult to get to a polling station on election day . </Li> <Li> Belgium--Introduced in 1894 . Every citizen and registered non-Belgian voter, from the age of 18 has to present themselves in their designated polling station on election day (always a Sunday), however casting a legal vote is not compulsory, legal sanctions still exist for those failing to present themselves, or appoint a proxy, without proper (legal) justification, but only the sanctions for absent appointed polling station staff have been enforced by prosecutors since 2003 . </Li> <Li> Brazil--Compulsory for literate citizens between 18 and 70 years old . Non-compulsory for Brazilians aged 16--17 or over 70 or illiterate citizens of any age . A justification form for not voting can be filled at election centers and post offices . </Li> <Li> Ecuador--Introduced in 1936 . Compulsory for citizens between 18 and 65 years old; non-compulsory for citizens aged 16--18, illiterate people, and those older than 65 . </Li> <Li> Liechtenstein </Li> <Li> Luxembourg--Compulsory for national citizens between the age of 18 and 75, non-compulsory for national citizens older than 75 and for residents with foreign nationality (for the latter in local elections only and only for foreigners who have made the optional decision to enrol on the electoral register). </Li> <Li> North Korea--Everyone over age 17 is required to vote . However, only one candidate appears on the ballot . Voting is designed to track who is and isn't in the country . Dissenting votes are possible but lead to repercussions for voters . </Li> <Li> Nauru--Introduced in 1965 . </Li> <Li> Peru--Introduced in 1933 . Compulsory for citizens between 18 and 70 years old, non-compulsory for those older than 70 . </Li> <Li> Singapore--Compulsory for citizens above 21 years old as of the date of the last electoral roll revision . For example, the 2015 election has the cut - off date on 1 July 2015 . </Li> <Li> Uruguay--Introduced in 1934, but not put into practice until 1970 . </Li> <Li> Schaffhausen canton in Switzerland . Compulsory voting has never existed at the national level in Switzerland . It has been introduced in several cantons starting in the late 19th century but by 1974, it has been abolished everywhere except in Schaffhausen . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Argentina--Introduced in 1912 . Compulsory for citizens between 18 and 70 years old, non-compulsory for those older than 70 and between 16 and 18 . (However, in a primary election, citizens under 70 may refuse to vote if they formally express their decision to the electoral authorities at least 48 hours before the election . This must be repeated for each election in which the voter refuses to vote .) </Li>

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