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Dominican Republic repealed compulsory voting in 2010 and rejected a 2017 proposal to reinstate it.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