If only 5% of registered voters turnout in California for an off-year election this coming Tuesday then registered voters not voting there should be deported to a long lost deserted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. ;) :)
The propositions being voted on in California this coming Tuesday are so important to the future of the state that I'd expect the turnout to be at least 50% of all registered voters. With Arnold out there promoting his opinion on these issues it will be looked at as a failure on his part if only 5% of registered voters show up at the polls. I guess we'll see what happens.
In California I also expect at least 1% to 2% of the total turnout to be folks voting twice or multiple times, 'dead' people voting and those not registered to vote.expect nothing less from the democratic party's get out the vote effort. Voting more than once, getting the 'dead' to the polls and paying people not registered to vote with cigarettes is the foundation of their get out the vote efforts.
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Here's a story from the Rocky Mountains News regarding the turnout for our off-year election last Tuesday Nov. 1st.
Estimate: Nearly half of state's voters went to polls
By Stuart Steers, Rocky Mountain News November 2, 2005
A total of 46.3 percent of Colorado voters cast ballots in Tuesday's election, according to Secretary of State Gigi Dennis.
Precinct reports compiled by the News indicate approximately 1,112,630 people voted in the statewide election on Referendum C. Colorado has roughly 2,328,000 active voters.
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Our off-year election in Colorado also included many local ballot initiatives in cities, towns and counties all over the state.
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Excellent column on voting philosophy by Mike Rosen who writes a weekly column in the Rocky Mountain News and hosts his radio show M-F from 9am to 11:45am (mountain time) here on 850am KOA in Denver.
"Party Trumps Person"
http://www.850koa.com/shows/rosen/party-trumps-person.html#trumps"
You lost me as soon as Billy Graham was mentioned. He lost me when he relieved Clinton of his guilt because , "...women throw themselves at him..."
--great column by Mike Rosen--