Active citizenship of young people through electoral enrolment

大约30万18至24岁的澳大利亚人没有登记参加联邦选举投票，尽管实行强制投票。因此，他们不能以这种方式行使作为公民的权利和责任。澳大利亚选举委员会和研究人员将确定为什么这些年轻的澳大利亚人没有登记，也没有投票。我们将确定非参与者的特征，特别是来自农村和地区的非参与者。其成果包括查明未入学的青年和采取适当的干预措施，使澳大利亚青年成为积极、民主的公民。

Some 300,000 eighteen to twenty-four year old Australians are not enrolled to vote in federal elections, despite compulsory voting. Consequently they do not exercise their rights, and their responsibilities, as citizens in this way. The Australian Ele ctoral C ommission and the researchers will determine why these young Australians are not enrolled and do not vote. We will identify the characteristics of non-participants particularly those from rural and regional areas. Outcomes include identification of non-enrolled youth and appropriate interventions to engage young Australians to become active, democratic citizens....