Is voting compulsory in the Dominican Republic?

Voluntary

Dominican Republic repealed compulsory voting in 2010 and rejected a 2017 proposal to reinstate it.

The Dominican Republic is one of 153 countries classified “Voluntary” for compulsory voting — 87% of the 176 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
Last checked
7 July 2026
How it was classified
Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.

Nearby countries

Haiti
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Puerto Rico
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Jamaica
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Bahamas
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Cuba
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Trinidad and Tobago
Voluntary Voting is voluntary.

Other laws in Dominican Republic

Voting Age
18
Minimum Working Age
16+

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