
Are both of these things mandatory for EU citizens?
I'm mainly talking about:
- Voting (at federal elections)
- Jury Duty (at a courtroom)
I know that in certain countries like Australia f…
In Italy voting is a compulsory duty. You don’t get a fine, but if you don’t vote for a certain number of times you won’t be allowed to vote anymore.
I call bullshit on that. Wikipedia says compulsory voting ended in 1993:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_voting
Compulsory voting - Wikipedia
I checked and I am indeed mistaken. There are ways to lose the right to vote, but not voting is not one of them.