Is voting compulsory in Ecuador?
Compulsory (enforced)
Compulsory voting with fines for non-compliance since 1936.
Ecuador is one of 15 countries classified “Compulsory (enforced)” for compulsory voting — 9% 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
- Peru
- Compulsory (enforced) Compulsory voting was introduced in 1933 and remains in effect.
- Colombia
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Panama
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary in Panama with no legal obligation or sanctions.
- Venezuela
- Voluntary Compulsory voting was removed in 1993 and largely unenforced before then.
- Nicaragua
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Honduras
- Voluntary Voting is constitutionally required but no penalties are specified in the Electoral Code.
Other laws in Ecuador
- Voting Age
- 16–17
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