Word: voter
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...election cycle that was highly critized for lack of publicity, voter turnout in the Undergraduate Council general elections that ended last night fell roughly 10 percent from last fall's races...
Dole's attempt to include language tolerant of abortion in the Republican platform and Clinton's socially conservative statements regarding a national curfew for minors exemplify the ongoing battle for the moderate voter among Democrats and Republicans. Both parties promise a balanced budget and tax reductions, although neither party has devised a feasible way to do this without increasing the national debt...
...Voter turnout as of last night was low, ranging from one vote cast in Dudley House to 94 in the Canaday-Union district...
Last fall, voter turnout averaged 25 percent in the houses and 60 percent in the Yard districts. The higher number in the first-year elections was mostly attributed to the convenience of on-line elections...
Political apathy is an old story, and my purpose in this column is not to remind us all yet again of America's embarrassingly low voter turnout rate and scold those who don't take the time to vote. Rather, I write in response to the kind of political cynicism that allows those who do conscientiously devote time to following politics to dismiss so readily the importance and novelty of this presidential election...