{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Peyk Magazine","provider_url":"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en","author_name":"admin","author_url":"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/author\/admin_en\/","title":"Participation and Voter Turnout in Local Government - Peyk Magazine","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tCF7RKvz35\"><a href=\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/2026\/09\/01\/participation-and-voter-turnout-in-local-government\/\">Participation and Voter Turnout in Local Government<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/2026\/09\/01\/participation-and-voter-turnout-in-local-government\/embed\/#?secret=tCF7RKvz35\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Participation and Voter Turnout in Local Government&#8221; &#8212; Peyk Magazine\" data-secret=\"tCF7RKvz35\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/peykmagazine.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bahar-Peyk-225-titles-English.jpg","thumbnail_width":708,"thumbnail_height":535,"description":"Participation and Voter Turnout in Local Government By Bahar Motarjemi Though there is heightened public awareness of our national government, communities are not as involved in their local government efforts as they are with nationwide efforts. For example, voter turnout for local elections is at a much lower percentage compared to presidential elections. In the"}