1.   However, low turnouts were reported in the predominantly Russian Vilnius suburb of Novaya Vilnya, and in the predominantly Polish rural district of Salcininkai.

2.   After some hesitation due to the low turnout, the Council announced that it would abide by the vote.

3.   Blaming the low turnout on bad weather and a lack of public awareness of the issues, they announced that they would seek another such vote in October.

4.   However, city officials warned that they might ignore the vote because of the low turnout.

5.   With such a low turnout the results were unpredictable, but even these results are quite fantastic.

6.   Although foreign officials had predicted a low turnout, huge numbers of eligible voters went to the polls.

7.   Although several opposition parties refused to participate and called for a voter boycott, the low turnout appeared to result from other factors.

8.   Analysts said the low turnout reflects a tuned-out electorate.

9.   And with a low turnout overall, those targeted efforts had special impact.

10.   And they could make the difference in a presumably low Democratic turnout.