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Furthermore, the official definition of the technical elements in Latin America may differ from the common scientific definitions and this may cause confusion. For example, Colombian and Uruguayan law states that the lists are closed. In fact, however, voters choose factions or sublists within their party preference, so that the lists are actually semi-open and only the sublists are closed and blocked. Therefore, only precise scrutiny of the technical details enables us to analyse electoral systems and to propose adequate reforms.
3) Centrality of a representative system of government in relation to other decision-making areas. A significant factor in interpreting voter turnout is whether a society has other means of enforcing its interests against veto powers, for example through traditional (violent) political conflict or via representational systems lacking democratically represented political power. (4) Confidence in the political institutions. It makes a big difference whether constitutionally guaranteed political participation is based on trust and a high level of political accountability, or whether distrust and low levels of vertical and horizontal accountability exist.
7%. Differences between countries are great. 1%. Both countries are among those with the longest democratic experience in Latin America. But there are similar voter turnout rates for countries like Costa Rica and Nicaragua, where the context of elections is very different. 3%. This data shows the importance of registration laws. 3% of the voting age population. To sum up, it can be said that the institutional variables play a certain role, but that there is no strict linear causal relationship to explain the differences in voter turnout.