Estado democrático de direito: voto compulsório e voto facultativo.

Abstract

This work of completion of compulsory voting is voting and optional in the democratic state. Aims to encourage discussion with focus on the examination of the theoretical elements providing for the possible deployment of voluntary voting in Brazilian law. The democratic state is based on principles such as popular sovereignty, democracy and freedom. With support in freedom which develops democracy and voting is an instrument par excellence of democracy should not suffer any restriction, because it is a means for the exercise of popular sovereignty. So, the Brazilian legal system must deploy the voting optional for the vote is in line with the principles of democracy and democratic rule of law. The study of this work completion of course adopted the method hermeneutic-legal for the analysis of the discussions about compulsory voting, voting optional in a democratic state.