The Democrats' surveys showed that personal contact with a party worker was more effective than television ads in motivating voters to go to the polls.

There is a £500 fine for not voting which I hope will motivate voters.

Even if the Greens are willing to be patient, they are certainly off to a slow start, especially for a party claiming to motivate disaffected voters.

Bush recognized that motivating voters to fear Dukakis as a risky, non-mainstream candidate generated political support for his own campaign.

They cannot rely solely on a late blitz of advertising, mail and phone calls to motivate voters.

The debate over what motivates such voters and how to win their approval is sharp and divided.

"But polls don't vote," he reminded them, urging them to motivate other voters.

The mailing is the latest evidence of the emphasis Republicans are putting on motivating conservative Christian voters to vote this fall.

Motivating such new voters to actually go to the polls is always a challenge, experts said.

"Changing the direction in Iraq is certainly something that motivates undecided, unaffiliated voters."