Compulsory voting for first-time voters?
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Rick Edwards on why young people should be made to vote

Politicians are keen to engage better with younger voters, but have mixed results reaching out to this hard-to-reach group.

In a personal film for the BBC Daily Politics' Five Reasons series, TV presenter Rick Edwards said compulsory voting could give the answer, legally requiring voters to take part in their first election when they are young adults.

Do MPs back Edwards' call on compulsory voting

  • 16 Jul 2018
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