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Obstacles to electoral participation as experienced by individuals with intellectual disabilities: insights from a facilitated survey
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science. Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7529-6713
Number of Authors: 32026 (English)In: Disability & Society, ISSN 0968-7599, E-ISSN 1360-0508, Vol. 41, no 5, p. 1165-1185Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Democratic inclusion of individuals with intellectual disabilities remains an important issue also in countries where these individuals are allowed to vote. Assessments of electoral participation suggest that turnout is still significantly lower within this group than among the general population as well as among individuals with other disability profiles. This study captures reflected attitudes and experiences of constraining factors for electoral participation as experienced by individuals with intellectual disabilities who took part in a 21-h preparatory study-circle series before the general elections in Sweden 2022. These constraining factors are mapped using a facilitated survey among participants and reports from the facilitators leading it. The most commonly reported difficulties were those associated with making the electoral decision. Two kinds of difficulties, difficulties in getting to a polling station and a perceived lack of reason for voting, were significantly more common among non-voters, suggesting that such difficulties may prevent individuals from voting.

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2026. Vol. 41, no 5, p. 1165-1185
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Political equality, electoral participation, obstacles, facilitated survey, intellectual disabilities
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Political Science (Excluding Peace and Conflict Studies)
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-250178DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2025.2592949ISI: 001631356500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105024765377OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-250178DiVA, id: diva2:2019186
Available from: 2025-12-05 Created: 2025-12-05 Last updated: 2026-05-27Bibliographically approved

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