Beginning with the results from 2004–2008, the table shows that being registered for the election is a significant predictor of Aboriginal turnout. But far and away, the two driving attitudes among Aboriginal voters are political resources and sense of civic duty. Aboriginal electors who say they are interested in politics, follow politics closely and are familiar with the party platforms are 39 percentage points more likely to vote, even when controlling for all other variables. In the case of civic duty, there is a 27 percentage-point turnout gap between those who feel strongly that voting is a duty and those who do not. The only socio-demographic factor that can compete with these two attitudes is age: older Aboriginals are much more likely to head to the polls on election day than Aboriginal youth.
The study, which began in 2013, found Indigenous communities liked online voting as a way to get more people to cast ballots both on and off the reserves.
The findings also suggest online voting improves governance, makes elections more accessible and would do a better job at representing the whole community.
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