Engaging the Electorate: Initiatives to Promote Voter Turnout from Around the World (International Idea Handbooks)

Drawing on a bevy of case studies, this practical resource examines some of the strategies currently utilized by electoral authorities and nonpartisan groups worldwide that are designed to reverse the recent global decline in voter turnout. Six practical approaches to increasing voter participation are examined in-depth: information campaigns; advertising campaigns; grassroots movements; mock elections in schools and other educational programs; inducement programs; and entertainment activities aimed specifically at young people. Voter turnout data from national elections worldwide from 1945 to 2006 are also included.