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Lost Voters: Participation in EU elections and the case for compulsory voting, CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)
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An article by Anthoula Malkopoulpou, analyzing the trend of declining voter participation in the context of European Parliament elections. The paper explores compulsory voting systems in a number of developed democracies worldwide and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of introducing such a measure in the EU.
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Initiatives to Raise Voter Turnout
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This document assembles links and short descriptions of several initiatives undertaken in Slovakia, the US, Canada and the UK to raise declining voter turnout.
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Challenges of Young People’s Participation
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A presentation by Andrew Ellis, Head of Operations at International IDEA, presented at the Global Electoral Conference (GEO) hosted by IFES in Washington D.C. in March 2007. The presentation is about voter turnout and that affect electoral participation.
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Engaging the Electorate: Initiatives to Promote Voter Turnout from Around the World (IDEA 2007)
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Engaging the Electorate: Initiatives to Promote Voter Turnout from Around the World is an International IDEA publication. This book seeks to inspire those who believe that strong participation in elections and referendums helps to build confidence in democratic institutions to engage in networking and information sharing.
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United States: Voter Turnout Among Young Women and Men CIRCLE (2005)
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This fact sheet presents information on one measure of civic engagement, voter turnout, across women and men. It also highlights some of the similarities and
differences between young women and young men in their attitudes towards
voting in The United States
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United Kingdom: Understanding the 1997 British Election: A Gender-Generation Gap?
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Chapter eight: "A Gender-Generation Gap?" of the book "A CRITICAL ELECTION? UNDERSTANDING THE 1997 BRITISH ELECTION IN LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE"
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Liberia: Voter Turnout for 2005 Elections
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Presentation by the National Elections Commission of Liberia on voter turnout for the November 2005 elections
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United Kingdom: Report on Voter Turnout (2005)
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A report from the UK Electoral Commission on voter turnout. Voter turnout at the 2005 general election in the UK was 61.4%. While this represented an improvement on 2001 (with 59.4%), there was otherwise little consolation in the figures...
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