Making Nonvoters Pay
Prices as an Alternative to Compulsory Voting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6387352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Saunder (0000-0002-5147-6397, University of Southampton, corresponding author), Ben Saunders (0000-0002-6884-5195) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 714-724 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3816 • E-ISSN: 1468-2508 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/715996 |
| OpenAlex | W3177414160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 58 |
Compulsory voting involves a legal obligation to vote (or attend the polls), but we might instead require those who do not to pay a charge, without any legal obligation for them to do so. This nonpunitive price creates an incentive for all citizens to participate and prevents free riding, but permits nonvoting and avoids condemning nonvoters. Thus, this proposal delivers what at least some advocates and opponents of compulsory voting want. Moreover, considering this possibility helps to clarify the disagreement over compulsory voting. Those who wish to reject this proposal need further arguments for their respective positions
Anti-plurality voting · Bullet voting · Business · Cardinal voting systems · Disapproval voting · Economics · Incentive · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Obligation · Political science · Politics · Voting · Voting trust · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Political Philosophy and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |