So let's not discourage young voters by repeating misinformed conventional wisdom.
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Even when they are not actively discouraging young voters, election officials are often unwilling to take steps to make it easier for them to vote.
Mr. Flake said he was concerned that the hostility of the campaign would discourage voters from paying attention to the race.
Do early reports really discourage voters from going to the polls?
Critics of the state's election laws have long attacked them for discouraging both voters and potential candidates from participating.
Bush aides said early projections discouraged voters on the West Coast from bothering to vote.
Republican pollsters said their first concern was that the page scandal could discourage Republican voters from turning out.
Analysts and politicians say the campaign's acrimony may discourage voters from going to the polls.
"The point of identification is to prevent fraud, not to discourage and frustrate eligible voters," she said.
