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...Ambassador William Walker said a turnout of about 60 percent would be a defeat for the rebels...
...rebels claimed a low voter turnout--unofficially estimated at roughly 60 percent--rendered the results meaningless...
Bramson said the low turnout did not detract from the referendum's legitimacy. "Of course there was a certain amount of apathy, but many people who didn't vote were satisfied," said Bramson. "It's actually pretty good considering that in elections for representatives we consider 50 percent good," he said...
...other council members said the low turnout was an example of the kind of apathy holding a campuswide referendum was intended to combat...
Other members blamed the low turnout on a lack of publicity for the polling. "It's too bad because people weren't exposed to [the issue]," said Robert P. Mahnke '90, chair of the Services Committee...