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  • “An Egalitarian Pressure”: Australia Has Been Requiring People to Vote for 100 Years

    May 02, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Since 1924, Australia has had compulsory voting, which requires citizens to cast a ballot or face a small fine. The policy has created a strong culture around voting, and voter turnout has remained high since the law went into effect.

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  • ‘We Have a Right to Put It on the Ballot': How Organizers Are Defending Direct Democracy

    August 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Organizations in politically divided states like Arkansas, Idaho and Ohio are hard at work to protect direct democracy through community organizing and education. These groups have rallied to pass measures like minimum wage increases, medical marijuana and have even organized voters to fail ballot measures like Ohio’s recent Issue 1.

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