The influence of compulsory voting on non-institutional participation in Latin America
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Mencía Gómez Luna
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1094-3584
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This research analyzes the influence of compulsory voting system (C.V) on non-institutional participation in Latin America through a multilevel analysis of the Latino Barometer Survey (2020). The results indicate that non-institutional participation decreases in countries with sanctioned C.V compared to countries with voluntary voting and those with non-sanctioned C.V for all types of participation. Furthermore, the higher the cost of the action, the less participation there is. On the other hand, in countries with unsanctioned C.V there are mixed results: although participation in demonstrations and protests is lower than in voluntary countries, in the case of signing petitions and other less frequent forms of participation, participation is higher than in countries with voluntary voting.Keywords:
Non-institutional participation , mandatory voting , sanctioned vote , unsanctioned vote , Latin AmericaReferences
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