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Meanings of obligatory voting in English

Russian
обязательный вотум
Portuguese
voto obrigatório
Spanish
sufragio obligatorio
Catalan
sufragi obligatori

Practice of requiring citizens to register to vote and to go to their polling place or vote on election day.

обязательный вотум
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Examples for "compulsory voting"
Examples for "compulsory voting"
1
That's a failing of sorts: Australia gets it right via compulsory voting.
The Irish Times
2
Samoa's Electoral Commission has issued a report recommending compulsory voting in parliamentary elections.
Radio NZ
3
One key amendment is for compulsory voting for all registered voters.
Radio NZ
4
Chief Electoral Officer Robert Peden says a discussion is needed about introducing compulsory voting.
Radio NZ
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I think that compulsory voting would certainly focus the minds of the lazy voter.
The Irish Times