Reintroduce compulsory voting at the local level
"Compulsory attendance is the guarantee for a higher turnout and an equal(er) turnout."
Sofie Hennau, lecturer in Democracy and Public Administration at the School of Social Sciences, wrote an interesting article for Sampol together with Johan Ackaert, emeritus professor at Hasselt University.
For the 'Summer series 2023: 5 minutes of political courage', they explain the impact of the abolition of compulsory voting in local elections.
Read the article here.