Australia introduced compulsory voting in 1912 .
In practice fines are no longer issued for non-voters ( 7.4 % of all voters did not vote at the 2018 local elections ) but fines will be levied upon those chosen to invigilate at the polling stations . { { cite news|url=  ? utm_campaign=newsletter & utm_medium=email & rcid= & utm_source=hln & utm_content=regio & ctm_ctid=c884725147a86faf605bc7a4e6d59e8c & referer=https % 3A % 2F % 2Fen.wikipedia.org % 2F|title=Geen sanctie voor wie niet stemt|title=May 14 , 2019|newspaper=HLN Nieuws|language=Dutch|| < /ref > Australia introduced compulsory enrolment for voting at federal elections in 1912 .
Compulsory voting