Factors Contributing to a Low Voter Turn-out It has been argued that in today’s society, many young people do not vote due to the fact that we live in a more …show more content…
By doing so, all young voters will be registered and ready to vote when election date presents itself. “When the Government bring forward regulations for individual electoral registration, they could easily stipulate that all 14 and 15 year-olds in school should be registered in year 10 at school, in readiness for entitlement to vote, once they turn 16.” (For and Against Lowering the Voting Age, p. 40) There is a “claimed tendency that those who start voting young, continue to do so throughout their lives.” (For and Against Lowering the Voting Age, p. 40) Being said, this process being completed only increases the odds of developing a lifetime voter. In addition, the age to vote being lowered could increase the voter turn-out within the younger population of Canada. “It is of course also true that 18 year-olds at present are, on average, unlikely to have the opportunity to vote in a general election until they are well over 20. Even if the franchise is extend, 16 and 17 year-olds may not have that opportunity until they are 18 or more.” (For and Against Lowering the Voting Age, p. 40) By lowering the age of voting, more young people can vote in elections since at the current age, many do not have the opportunity to vote until they are much