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Voter Turnout
Voter turnout measures the percentage of voters that have actually taken part in an election (the proportion of eligible voters who actually cast a vote).
Votes can be classified into ballot papers which were correctly filled out and those which were incorrectly filled out and therefore counted as invalid.
In certain elections there is a worrying tendency towards very small voter turnouts. Academic and political experts propose various tactics for encouraging voters, one of which is the possibility of a more comfortable voting procedure, such as online elections.