Is voting compulsory in Panama?
Voluntary
Voting is voluntary in Panama with no legal obligation or sanctions.
Panama 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
- Nicaragua
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Honduras
- Voluntary Voting is constitutionally required but no penalties are specified in the Electoral Code.
- Colombia
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- El Salvador
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Jamaica
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Ecuador
- Compulsory (enforced) Compulsory voting with fines for non-compliance since 1936.
Other laws in Panama
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