  Dannyv Member Username: Dannyv Post Number: 474 Registered: 08-2007 |
Does anyone know what the percentage was for Detroit voter turnout in the recent election? I've read on the discussions that it was around 50% but I haven't found any evidence to support that figure. Thanks. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 4843 Registered: 11-2005 |
http://www.freep.com/article/2 0081108/COL10/811080374/1118/P RINT quote: | ||
Ruxy17 Member Username: Ruxy17 Post Number: 15 Registered: 08-2007 |
The article completely overlooks the fact that THOUSANDS more detroiters were registered to vote this year that were not registered in 2004 or previously. I bet if you looked at the actual number of voters, it went up significantly. | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 2690 Registered: 08-2007 |
It could be that a lot of the registered voters have moved elsewhere, but the rolls have not been updated. We were getting updated cards for at least eight years for a young lady who stayed here in 1994. There doesn't seem to be a mechanism for purging the rolls if someone moves away. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 5478 Registered: 02-2005 |
That is horrendously low. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 3599 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote: That's what I suspect. Also, 50% isn't a terribly low voter turnout. Nationwide, the turnout was in the low 60% range, and that was relatively high. | ||
Firstandten Member Username: Firstandten Post Number: 499 Registered: 05-2006 |
"It could be that a lot of the registered voters have moved elsewhere, but the rolls have not been updated" I get updated cards for my mother and she moved away back in the mid 90's | ||
Dannyv Member Username: Dannyv Post Number: 475 Registered: 08-2007 |
Pam,, Thanks for the reference to the Freep story. I appreciate it. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 9096 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: They tried that... Dem groups cried foul and they had to overturn it. | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 2692 Registered: 08-2007 |
It takes a little more than just crossing them off if the cards come back. There needs to be some kind of national registration reciprocity, maybe. When you register, they could ask where you were previously registered and give you a cancellation notice to send to the prior site. It would be really expensive, probably. Could the clerk's office do a little research, maybe? Card comes back, send another missive to the address, asking if the registered person still lives there. I think it would have to be in an envelope with a return envelope to protect privacy. | ||
Wilus1mj Member Username: Wilus1mj Post Number: 285 Registered: 05-2005 |
There is...the QVF system was put in place in 1998. When you register in another city or state (or apply for new drivers license) it notifies the city clerk in their previous city to remove them...but if they never register again then they'll always be there. Older cities with lots of renters tend to have lower turnouts, because those people just don't live there anymore |
