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struggle4progress

(125,769 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2013, 07:20 PM Oct 2013

Frickin slackers!

There are over 200K registered voters in my county. After two weeks of early voting, fewer that 1% of them have voted. At this rate, I'll be astounded if total turnout reaches 10%

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Frickin slackers! (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 2013 OP

...and your county is? DontTreadOnMe Oct 2013 #1

I'm guessing the story is pretty much the same in most counties down here struggle4progress Oct 2013 #2

DontTreadOnMe

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1. ...and your county is?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 07:27 PM

Oct 2013

for a little context...

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struggle4progress

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2. I'm guessing the story is pretty much the same in most counties down here

Reply to DontTreadOnMe (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 11:09 PM

Oct 2013

In recent years, average state-wide turn-out hasn't been above 11% for municipal primaries or above about 16% for municipal elections

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