Is voting compulsory in Samoa?
Compulsory (enforced)
Compulsory voting was adopted in 2018 and implemented for the 2021 general election.
Samoa 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
- Fiji
- Voluntary Not enforced starting in 2014 with no legal requirement to vote.
- Vanuatu
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- New Caledonia
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Nauru
- Compulsory (enforced) Compulsory voting was introduced in 1965 when Nauru was an Australian possession.
- Solomon Islands
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- New Zealand
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Other laws in Samoa
- Voting Age
- 19+
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