And experts warn that even when the new law is approved, many under-age couples will still marry without bothering to register with the authorities.

BBC: Child marriages targeted in India

On the state level, the party has gone all out to register and educate the one-fifth of the voting-age population that's Latino, and the presidential candidates have courted them.

NPR: Latino Vote Focus of Nevada's Democratic Primary

Labour whip Lord Bassam tweeted as much - accusing the Work and Pensions Minister Lord Freud of delaying tactics. (Incidentally, given the age profile of their lordships, percentage turnout can be a little misleading - there are always some who can't register their vote because of illness and so forth).

BBC: Voting with the heart - and stomach