An Important Qualifications
Does the author defend all types of compulsory voting?
NO
Define "obligatory attendance"
held responsible for attendance
The National Voter Registration Reform Act of 1993 was effective?
January 1995
Australia turnout is routinely in the ____ percent range ?
90%
It is easy to establish a good compulsory-voting system?
True or False
False
Why is compulsory voting somewhat misleading?
It does not generally involve the requirement to actually mark the ballot but rather to attend a polling place on Election Day.
By inflating the electoral rolls with citizens with a low likelihood of voting in the first place the average decline in registered voter turnout tends to be around ______ Percent.
2.5 %
Voting in Australia is a comparatively painless affair to voters because the state covers all costs involved. True or False?
True
To ensure that the obligation is not burdensome, voting is relatively easy with few cost to voters. True or False?
True
Around how many democracies worldwide claim to have compulsory voting?
30
Compulsory voting increases turnout from a min of _____ to a max of ____
12% - 30+%
silent enrollment are for those who believe...?
That having their name on a public roll endangers either themselves or their families.
Define zealotry.
uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals
What is a major obstacle to the introduction of compulsory voting in settings where it could significantly boost turnout?
Public resistance
National election in 2011, turnout had slid to _____ %?
74.2%
The public approval rating for compulsory voting in Australia has hovered between ____ and ___ percent for decades?
70% - 77%