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S2E13: Child voters in England | Quick Takes 3

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The Rise and Fall of the Child Voter

The last general election in which young children can reliably be said to have voted was that of 19 35. Then, at least five between the ages of two and 12 cast ballots. Their existence tells us much about the unreliability of the electoral registers compiled during a period of chaotic transition. The decline of the child voter after the 19 forties reflected an improvement in the process of registration and a more serious attitude towards the integrity of elections. This is evident in the last reported case of a child, obviously of tender age, casting a ballot in a yuke election on tenth may 19 52.

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