| ID | 140855 |
| Title Proper | Voter engagement, electoral inequality and first-time compulsory voting |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Birch, Sarah ; Lodge, Guy |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper reviews the problem of declining turnout and proposes as a solution a system whereby each elector would be legally obliged to vote in the first election for which they were eligible. Popular attitudes toward first-time compulsory voting are measured and probed by means of UK data. The main findings of the paper are that first-time compulsory voting is a politically and administratively feasible proposal that appears tentatively to command popular support and has the potential to help address a number of the problems associated with declining turnout, and in particular low rates of electoral participation among younger citizens. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 86, No.3; Jul/Sep 2015: p.385–392 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly 2015-09 86, 3 |
| Key Words | Participation ; Disengagement ; Turnout ; Compulsory Voting ; Young Voters |