Sentences with phrase «by voter apathy»

The elections were marked by voter apathy, with turnout falling to 59.4 %, the lowest since the Coupon Election of 1918.

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The latest Newsday op - ed to call for public financing in New York state, by Make the Road New York member and community organizer Maria Magdalena Flores, explains why public financing is needed to combat apathy among working - class and minority voters.

Slthough, the election was marred by voter's apathy as Unity Forum of APC and opposition parties boycotted the poll.

Though the stake is high, the state governorship election poll had been characterized by voters» apathy.

While many leading figures and national executives of the party have by and large cited voter apathy among their supporters in their strongholds especially in the Volta Region for their defeat, others are of the opinion that the party's campaign team failed at their job.

The sparsely attended town board meeting was summed up by Romanowski: «If residents want to see changes, the lack of public participation at board meetings and voter apathy displayed during the elections needs to change.»

The dire consequences of voter apathy is that a minority rules since politicians seek out people who are likely to vote and policies are made by the will of this minority number of voters.

In short voter apathy should have come top of the list by a country mile, not bottom.»

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only 26 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government, which was a significant decline from previous years.1 Not surprisingly, public trust in government is at only 18 percent2 and voter participation has reached its lowest point since 1996.3 Without an understanding of the structure of government; rights and responsibilities; and methods of public engagement, civic literacy and voter apathy will continue to plague American democracy.