IN BRAZIL, Voting is a civic duty and not a right, for citizens from 18 to 69 years old. It's a right for citizens from 16 to 17 and after 70 years old.
The election day is also a national holiday and employers have to free their employees so that they can vote.
The whole idea is to make voting accessible to everyone, not only to the rich.
The elections are setup by a branch of the Judiciary at state and federal levels. The process is completely automated. The voter types his candidate number in a voting machine, it shows his picture and then the voter confirms his choice. The vote is secret and no record of the voter's choice is kept.
Each political party has a number from 10 to 99. For example, PT is 13 and PSDB is 45. One can vote on the party or on the candidate. So that's why there are so many candidates stressing their numbers on TV!
Very much informative post. After reading this blog, I came to know how the elections took place in Brazil. Its quite different.
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