‘Use it or lose it?’ Why the ability to vote shouldn’t depend on actually doing so

Stafford, Christopher (2018) ‘Use it or lose it?’ Why the ability to vote shouldn’t depend on actually doing so. Democratic Audit Blog (26 Jun 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Ohio’s controversial plans to remove habitual non-voters from the electoral register is constitutional. Christopher Stafford argues that such a measure has serious consequences for encouraging democratic participation – and there are better ways of ensuring the accuracy of the electoral register.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	18 May 2021 16:12
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109675

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