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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Turnout in Student Elections
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 13:24:07 EST
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> The CIA at U of M raises an interesting question: what kind of
> turnout do places get at student elections, referendums, et al.?
> The last election at Reed drew about 60%, but other netters have
> suggested that 10% is a more typical figure.  Any comments?
> 
> 	chris
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> 	"No relation."

I used to read the UC Berkeley student newspapers (yes, there are two)
a couple of years ago.  The only student government election results
I recall had about an 8% turnout.  Also, several of the winning 
candidates had failed to correctly report their photocopying expenses
(arguably an honest mistake), but since they weren't part of the Marxist
faction that ran student government, they were disqualified and the
losers (part of the Marxist faction) were given their seats instead.
They don't call it "People's Republic of Berkeley" for nothing...