Is voting compulsory in Luxembourg?
Compulsory (not enforced)
Luxembourg voting is compulsory with penalties, but no fines have been imposed since 1963.
Luxembourg is one of 10 countries classified “Compulsory (not enforced)” for compulsory voting — 4% of the 236 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Belgium
- Compulsory (not enforced) Belgium retains compulsory voting laws but sanctions are no longer applied in practice.
- Netherlands
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Germany
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- France
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Switzerland
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Liechtenstein
- Compulsory (enforced) Liechtenstein law makes voting a compulsory civic duty with fines for non-compliance.
Other laws in Luxembourg
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