RNZ·3 min read·medium
'Things are screwed anyway, why try?' Youth voter enrolment rate plummets
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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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Youth voter enrolment in New Zealand has dropped to 53 percent, marking a six-election decline. Experts suggest that compulsory civics education or lowering the voting age could help address the growing apathy among young people.
The enrolment rate for the country's youngest voters has plummeted to 53 percent, sliding for a sixth consecutive election year.
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