Young voter registration for the TSE campaign is more than three times higher than in 2020

During Young Voters’ Week, a campaign of the Higher Electoral Court (TSE) held from March 18 to 22 this year, 83,622 young people aged between 15 and 17 issued their voter ID cards for the 2024 municipal elections. Four years ago they had just finished. In the week, 20 thousand enrollments were registered.

According to the Court, by February more than 417 thousand young people had issued their first voter card. Between the second and third months of the year, there were 116,430 enlistments. In the same period of 2020, a total of 46,144 young people issued their voter ID card.

Voting for children under 18 is optional, and although 15-year-olds can issue the title, voting is only permitted from 16 years of age onwards.

Today, according to data from the Electoral Tribunal, there are 1,383,988 young people aged 16 and 17 entitled to vote in the elections on 6 October, with a possible run-off on the 27th. In the last municipal elections, 1,030,563 age groups voted.

The Court links the increase in youth enrollment to campaigns to encourage first-time voters. In addition to Young Voter Week, which featured artists, athletes and influencers, this month the Electoral Court released a documentary showing young people’s first experience of elections.

Source: Terra

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