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...fervent defenders of democracy object that it would rob the citizenry of its sovereignty. If average Americans value their votes so much, why is voter turnout perennially so low? A frightening percentage of the elegible voting population treats voting as an irritating chore. Why fight to keep something that half the population won't spend five minutes doing...
...bill was prompted by low turnout in the last Dudley House council election. Hillary K. Anger '93, who co-sponsored the bill, said between 20 and 25 out of 90 Dudley House students voted in contrast to a 50 to 60 percent turnout in the other houses...
Victor Chiu '94 '95 and Teresa F. Loong '94, the event's organizers, said they wished the turnout for Lucky Night was greater but were still pleased with the event...
Although some students commented on the event's low turnout, departmental representatives who had taken part in previous fairs unanimously agreed that this year's attendance was unusually impressive...
...attributed the low turnout to apathy in Harvard's Asian-American community...