Darrell makes a great point. Here are the numbers from the last such primary (2001):
Pre-Registered Voters - 216,271 Voters Registering at Polls - 3,911 Total Ballots Cast - 59,632 Percent Voter Turnout - 27% Total Absentees - 1,829 Number of in person voters - 57,802 Total Spoiled Ballots - 1,078 Mark Snyder Windom Park #4 at my polling place at about 7:10 am On 9/13/05 5:06 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was #105 in 8-6 at about 10 something AM. > > When comparing turnout, though, be sure to compare it to primaries in > off-years. Of course there will be higher turnout in years with presidential > and state-wide elections also running. > > Darrell Gerber > Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
