abstract:Compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day. If an eligible voter does not attend a polling place, he or she may be subject to punitive measures such as fines or community service.
Britain already has one of the lowest turnout record of any country in Europe, but it is highly unlikely that the government would go as far as some of its EU partners and make votingcompulsory.