>Bizarrely, voter turnout among younger people remains low. in the grand scheme of history, it's not odd. Voter turnout correlates decently with age. It's an a

>Bizarrely, voter turnout among younger people remains low. in the grand scheme of history, it's not odd. Voter turnout correlates decently with age. It's an anamoly when they do get out and vote, like in 2008. That's partially an effect of 1. not having compulsory voting 2. needing to actively register in order to be viable to vote, as opposed to simply being delivered a ballot like many other countries 3. the decades of "no politics at the table" policies to help expose the civic duties to the youth. And since it's not a flashy topic to talk about, they won't really bring it up themselves, or simply have non-informed views. 4. careful strategies to try and disenfranchise voters who may otherwise oppose a party. This is what "both sides are the same" does in a system without #1. Not to mention the proliferation of social targeted media ads changing the landscape and active loopholes used to try and de-register voters. These all hit youth the most to vote a certain way (or not at all).