Compulsory voting 'will fail'

Making first-time voting compulsory would fail as a quick fix to combat young people’s disaffection, research has suggested.

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By Jonathan Werran | 01 May 2014

Any proposals to make first-time voting compulsory would fail as a quick fix to combat young people's disaffection with politics or create good voting habits in future, new research has suggested.

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