Thank you, Eleonore. Your theory makes a lot of sense!

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: Generally the turn-out in the last couple of
: elections was between 70%-75%. In 2006 it
: was also around 80%.
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: So, yes, the turn-out for national elections
: is always bigger than in the US (for the
: European Parliament it is lower and for
: municipalities and provinces it is also
: lower; we don't combine all these votes in
: one day).
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: One of the reasons for this, I think, is
: also because we don't have to register in
: advance. We automatically get a voting card
: send to our address 2-3 weeks prior to the
: elections. So people can decide at the very
: last moment whether or not they want to
: vote.
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: And I think that the logistics in The
: Netherlands makes it easier to vote: people
: can vote at several of the large
: train-stations (Amsterdam, The Hague,
: Utrecht, Rotterdam), and although we have
: had waiting lines for the polls, a
: nouveauté, most polling stations hardly had
: waiting lines. And of course there were A
: LOT of polling stations. In my city of The
: Hague, of a little over half a million
: residents, there were almost 250 polling
: stations. Within 1 kilometer of my house,
: there were 5 polling stations.
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: So voting is made very easy and that may
: also explain part of the difference in
: turn-out in the US and The Netherlands.
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: 80% would be a huge turnout in most western
: democracies (those with compulsory voting
: excepted). Is it high turnout for the
: Netherlands or do the Dutch tend to have a
: greater rate of civic participation than,
: say, their American friends?
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: I had to stand in line in The Hague (and I
: didn't even vote at Des Indes ). Really a
: first, but luckily it was just 10 minutes.
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: The turn-out is expected to be a little over
: 80% based on the % of voters at 18:00 which
: was 55%. And three more hours to go and in
: the past a lot of people voted after 18:00;
: after returning home from work.
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: I did so around noon in lovely, Sunny Assen;
: Cycling to the townhall with my partyshawl
: around my neck. Tonight after 21.00 all
: parties here come together in our local
: theatre. (perhaps I'd better leave the car
: at home ...)
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: Back in 1922 women were allowed to vote for
: the very first time and in Royal Residence
: The Hague Queen Emma set a true example by
: voting!
: I do hope all Dutch readers/members of this
: Board will vote today too!!!
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