91. Henry Adams never walked a precinct nor took a poll, but he understood voter turnout. 92. High voter turnout, and an energized black electorate, certainly contributed. 93. However, decreasing voter turnout, locally and nationwide, prompted officials to start an electronic voting project last year to put voting methods in tune with technology. 94. If overall voter turnout is low, a highly energized interest group can wield disproportionate influence by getting its members to the polls. 95. If absentee ballots are an indication, voter turnout will be heavy. 96. If voter turnout in November is higher, she warned, the results would be worse. 97. If we get mad enough to stop being the democracy with the lowest voter turnout in the world, even this painful charade may have been worth it. 98. In a tight race, voter turnout and the left-leaning Nader voters could change everything. 99. In fact, a new study by the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate indicates both actually hurt voter turnout. 100. In addition, voter turnout may diminish once mail-in elections are no longer a novelty. |