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NewJeffCT

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17. The number of registered voters in 2016 increased by a huge amount

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 05:10 PM

Apr 2017

compared to 2012. I think it was around 150 million registered voters in 2012 and that increased to around 200 million in 2016.

However, while the number who voted overall increased a small amount, the percentage of registered voters who actually voted plunged. In 2012 and prior, it was generally around 80% of registered voters that actually voted. In 2016, it was a shade under 70%.

So, while we definitely need to make sure that registered voters aren't wrongly purged, but we also need to make sure that people that are registered get out to vote.

I think it's also no coincidence that Democratic fortunes nationwide have tanked since ACORN has been defunded - they would have helped with both GOTV and making sure people are registered and/or not purged wrongly.

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