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If you live in the country that you're a citizen of, is the onus on you to actively register with some election authority, failing which you would be unable to vote in elections or otherwise participate in democracy?
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Also, question for the UK: do I read things correctly that although you do have to register in order to vote, the government will tell you to do so, and if you don't comply you'll get fined? Or do they never actually tell anyone to register?
People are not required to vote, but are required to register.
In practice the council send a letter to each property asking people to confirm their details to be added to the register. In the past some councils would have people going door to door to ensure the register was upto date.
It's also worth noting the local council collect and count votes, for both local and national polls.
I've never heard of someone being fined.
@intrbiz Interesting. Are there any stats on compliance? In other words, do you happen to know
(a) what percentage of people who could vote, and aren't already registered, do and don't get a reminder;
(b) what percentage of people who get one, do and don't actually register?
