Poll Literacy Boosts Voter Turnout

Voter education is vital for strengthening democracy as this form of education helps increase voters’ turnout and reduce the number of invalid votes in an election considerably. Citizens can be well aware of their rights, political system as well as the entire electoral process when they get proper voter education. No election can be democratically successful when citizens do not understand their rights and responsibilities. A meaningful participation of all the voters — both disadvantaged and mainstream -- in the voting process alone can contribute to consolidating and institutionalising democracy. To ensure such participation in elections, they are also required to have proper knowledge about how, when and where to vote validly.