In Peru, the government fines you for not voting in an election ...
My wife has dual citizenship - Peruvian and American. But, since we are not able to visit Peru on a regular basis, she often is unable to cast a vote in her native country.
Peruvians are issued a national ID card, and each time they vote the card is stamped. When a citizen of Peru then goes to obtain or renew their passport, that ID card is checked for having all the stamps of each election - if there are missing entries, you get fined.
The only way around this issue is by absentee ballot - and the only place to obtain such is at a Peruvian consulate ...
That sucks for us, b/c the closest consulate is in Denver, Colorado - 260 miles away!
Roadtrip!