[net.politics] Voter Turnout in Botswana

werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) (12/01/84)

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	Traditionally, the United States has had the second worst voter
turnout of all nations that have an elective government~. Second, that is,
only to Botswana.
	Well, this year, for still unexplained reasons, the voter turnout in
Botswana swelled to almost 70%, well eclipsing the United State's 52.4%, and
leaving the United States with the world's worst voter turnout.
[Source: NY Times, Dec.1]

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