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Only two things have been proven to increase voter participation (in the USA):

Peer pressure, culture of voting (your neighbors noticing they didn't see you at the poll site).

Competitive races.

On the flip, there are many things which counteract vote suppression:

Universal, automatic voter registration (just like all other mature democracies).

Reenfranchise felons.

Fair redistricting.

Adequate funding for election administration.

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I've not seen any data suggesting that digital voting schemes have or may boost voter participation. And there's numerous cases where such systems disenfranchised voters.




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