Sentences with phrase «influence voting turnout»
This makes me wonder: does the two party system influence voting turnout?
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Of course, given voting is not compulsory in the US, voter turnout will have a big influence on the result.
Because committee members» ballots are weighted according to how many people in their area voted for the Democratic candidate in the most recent gubernatorial election, Upper West Siders wielded outsize influence in the decision process because of vastly higher turnout rates in their neighborhood — even though it makes up a relatively small portion of the district.
It is important not because of the extent to which Unite wields direct influence in this election: trade union members may comprise less than a third of those eligible to vote following the Collins changes and, with a lower turnout, perhaps 15 % or less of those who actually do so.