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"In an effort to 'uncover young people's attitudes toward political involvement and specifically their experiences in the previous election in 2007,' the Al-Hayat Center for Civil Society Development and the National Democratic Institute have 'launched a campaign focused on engaging and registering young voters for [the] Nov. 9 parliamentary elections.'
"Surveying 2,100 people between 18 and 20 years of age, results showed that 'for this year's elections, respondents expressed a continued lack of confidence in parliament and said they do not have information on how Jordan's recently-amended electoral law might affect procedures for the November polls." Facing these issues and concerns, Al-Hayat has taken various measures to encourage the youth in the country to participate in the upcoming elections."