The older people are, the more likely they are to vote., Bearing that in mind, there should be more campaigns to encourage younger people to vote., If people believe that an election result is likely to be close, there will be a higher turnout., Having said that, it’s not always easy to know how close an election is going to be ahead of time., Apparently, when people receive personal information about candidates, they are more likely to vote., Taking that into account, it’s important that people have access to candidate information., When voters are confident of their vote being secret, it increases turnout., Bearing that in mind, citizens need to be able to trust that their votes are private., The most significant factor which influences whether someone will vote is their level of education., Even so, many educated people still don’t vote!, Cost can be a barrier to turnout. When some Swiss regions reduced charges on postal votes, participation increased., Considering that, it might help voter turnout if there was free transportation to polling stations., If there are lots of elections in a short period of time, voter turnout usually goes down., Given that, perhaps holding too many elections might be problematic for voter turnout., Weather can be a contributing factor. In the US, rain reduces turnout by 1% per inch., And yet, no one can control the weather!

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