A substantial share of Portland residents who voted in last week’s election left their preference for mayor or City Council entirely blank.
  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
    3·
    3 个月前

    In a state that regularly sees 60+% and 70+% participation, yeah, 20% skipping those lines is a big chunk. I don’t think we have final turnout numbers yet.

    • RunawayFixer@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 个月前

      According to the headline it’s 20% of those who voted for the mayor, not 20% of the population. So fe a drop from 60% to 48% voter participation.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
        7·
        3 个月前

        It’s 20% of people who cast valid ballots skipping those lines.

        So they chose to vote for other things on the ballot, but skipped voting for mayor and city council, meaning they chose not to participate there.