THUNDER BAY - At City Council this evening, the City Clerk will be presenting a report, for information, on voting trends. Several efforts are underway from City Clerk John Hannam in preparation for this fall's civic election.
Some of the key findings include that of the people surveyed a majority of those people expressed interest in having more information on candidates on the Internet is needed. "79% of all respondents indicated that they thought having information on each candidate on an internet website would make it more likely for people to vote".
In addition, a majority expressed the view that alternative means of voting would encourage more people to vote. "65% of all respondents indicated that being able to vote over the internet would make it more likely for people to vote, which jumps to 81% when ‘maybe’ responses are included and 77% of those that did not vote said ‘yes’ that they thought internet voting being available would make it more likely for people to vote. Only 19% said ‘no’, to the statement that having the availability of internet voting would make it more likely for people to vote".
In the younger ages, Internet voting was seen as a real alternative that would bring out more voters. "85% of those under the age of 31 said ‘yes’ that they thought voting via the internet would make it more likely for people to vote".
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