To engage younger people in voting the UK must provide far more integrated and accessible information about elections

The quality and accessibility of information about elections in the UK needs to be improved in order to enhance voter engagement, especially among young people, argue Democratic Audit’s Richard Berry and Patrick Dunleavy. In an extract from Democratic Audit’s new report, they discuss the weaknesses of existing sources of pre- and post-election information and, drawing on good practice overseas, consider what changes are required.