I do poll checking ... in pa many of the state races had less votes than the presidential race ...
i.e. people didn't vote in those races. while working as a greeter for bush I heard numerous people say they had no idea who the candidates where in some of the statewide races.
Perfect example. I have no kids, so I simply leave the school board positions blank. Most of my relatives kids are in private school, so I have zero information. Occasionally if I know one of the people, or dislike one of the people, I'll vote for/against that person, but for the most part I leave them blank.