Problems with Unequal Participation AMS
Alex White. June 14, 2013. New Matilda. https://newmatilda.com/2013/01/14/defence-
compulsory-voting
Unequal voter participation has other negative consequences. The people least likely to vote under
voluntary systems are people from the least privileged backgrounds. They are people with low incomes,
or from ethnic backgrounds, or with less education.
In most industrialised countries, it is age and education that have most impact on whether you vote or not. This means that younger people are less likely to vote — not because they're lazy, but because they have less access to free timeless income, less time to devote to civic activities (not all young people are Arts students after all.
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