The high voter turnout witnessed in Australia is as a result of the laws that have been strictly enforced including fines on no-shows during polls. The law in Belgian has a disenfranchising voter’s provision who fail more than one to vote. While there are …show more content…
Convenience affects voter turnout. In America, it is only in one state that voters are not required to go through the different registration process before they are allowed to vote, and most of the states do not give room for Election Day registration. This long registration process in more complicated compared to the process witnessed in most other nations and this discourages some citizens to vote.
Electronic voting has been observed to increase the turnout of younger voters. Across most countries, younger citizens participate less in elections compared to the older voters. The United States being among the youngest nations, it is evident that electronic voting has a significant effect on the younger