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[โ€“] onlooker@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

There's another possibility: they didn't stay home, but there's just more of the other guys.

[โ€“] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or in places that took massive measures to prevent or decrease youth voting

[โ€“] ARg94@lemmy.packitsolutions.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can you be more specific? I didn't hear anything about this.

[โ€“] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

Removed or made it harder to vote on/near campuses is a big one. Along with lowering number of places to vote.

Plus some states moving away from early voting or mail in ballots.

https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/changes-election-laws-may-affect-youth-voting-2024

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