Similarly low
levels of voter turnout were previously seen when the regional police and crime commissioner roles were initially introduced.
She was disheartened by the lack
of voter turnout in this year's Democratic primary — where just under 13,500 people voted in a city with 34,229 registered Democrats.
He also cited the
lack of voter turnout as a factor in the mayor winning a third term, saying, «I didn't cut the deal.
The steady
decline of voter turnout means that Canada is now governed by a political party chosen by fewer than one in four eligible voters.
According to him, the ruling party will witness a drastic
reduction of voter turnout in the Ashanti Region, as well as in the Eastern Region which might influence their victory.
Adrian Kavanagh, 26th February 2016 This post offers an in - depth geographical
study of voter turnout levels at the last general election in 2011.
«The required number of valid signatures is low, just ten
percent of voter turnout total in the last gubernatorial election.
My August column on the lack
of voter turnout created a blip in the «reader response chart» over at REM HQ — anything over a flat line causes a twitch in the executive suites of the advertising sales division.
In contrast, the state chapter of the League of Women Voters said early voting could help improve New York's «abysmal
rate of voter turnout,» while adding that counties shouldn't bear the cost.
To put it in context, Gray Davis» recall needed 12 %
of voter turnout in the last election — which meant that the petition gathers needed less than five per cent of voters to sign.
Faced with this primary field, from the very beginning the campaign's senior staff placed an emphasis on reaching unregistered voters and those groups who historically have had low rates
of voter turnout.
«If anything it's about plus one in terms
of voter turnout.»
Many jurisdictions require 25 %
of voter turnout in the last election, which is frequently less than the ten per cent of all voters required under the proposed UK law.