Is voting compulsory in the United States?
Voluntary
Georgia's 1777 mandatory voting provision was removed from the 1789 constitution.
The United States 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
- Bahamas
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Mexico
- Compulsory (not enforced) Voting is constitutionally obligated but no penalties are enforced under current Electoral Code.
- Canada
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Cuba
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Belize
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Guatemala
- Voluntary Guatemala repealed compulsory voting in 1990.
Other laws in United States
- Minimum Working Age
- Under 14
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