A related term, "voter fatigue", describes a possible cause of voter apathy: elections that are held too frequently.

The low turnout, estimated at 60 percent, seemed to reflect both certainty that Mr. Sarkozy's party would inevitably prevail and voter fatigue.

The producer attributed this to voter fatigue and to a time tabling clash with the World Series.

Mr. Pataki is actually a third-term Republican fighting wobbly approval ratings, voter fatigue and an uncertain future back home.

However, proponents often counter that voter fatigue may be lessened by direct democracy as voters will feel their vote has more effect.

Amongst the methods that can be used to combat voter fatigue are:

In both situations, the result is voter fatigue.

It may also lead to voter fatigue and a reduced turn-out in the second round.

The media market was less expensive as well, and he was able to exploit voter fatigue with the Democratic governor, Michael S. Dukakis.

An obvious problem is voter fatigue.