Harris Lecture in Bogota Tue., July 23, 2019 | 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM Fedesarrollo, Cl. 78 ##9-91 Bogota, DC, Colombia Should voting be mandatory? Policy Lessons from Peru Voter turnout in the 2018 presidential elections in Colombia was 54%. On the same year, turnout in the Mexican federal election was 63%. These are not exceptions, as electoral participation has been falling worldwide for the past several decades, which raises concerns about the representativeness of elected officials and the legitimacy of electoral outcomes. Making voting compulsory and ensuring adequate enforcement appear to be plausible and appealing policy remedies. Join Luis Martinez, Assistant Professor, Harris Public Policy, for a lecture in Bogota to discuss the existing evidence on the effectiveness of compulsory voting and present findings from ongoing research on voters’ response to changes in the fine for electoral abstention in Peru. The analysis illustrates the challenges and limitations of compulsory voting. Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:00-8:00 PM Location: Fedesarrollo, Cl. 78 ##9-91, Bogotá, Colombia RSVP by July 20 Recent News More news University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Launch New Pathbreaking Master’s Program in Climate and Energy Policy Tue., July 08, 2025 Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025
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