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CT’s Voter Turnout Ranked 7th in Nation

Approximately 1.5 million people in Connecticut voted.

 

Connecticut’s voter turnout dropped slightly in 2012 compared to 2008, but was still good enough for the seventh highest voter turnout in the nation. Nearly 74 percent of voters cast a ballot compared to 78.14 in 2008.

“Despite the challenges we faced following Hurricane Sandy, Connecticut voters came to the polls with a very strong turnout on Election Day,” said Secretary of State Denise Merrill. 

There are 2.06 million registered voters in Connecticut, and 1.52 million cast a ballot.

The top ten states are as follows:

1. Minnesota  88.62 percent

2. Wisconsin  83.14 percent

3. New Hampshire 78.14 percent

4. Washington  77.13 percent

5. Oregon  76.25 percent

6. Maine    74.31 percent

7. Connecticut  73.77 percent

8. Iowa   71.67 percent

9. Massachusetts  70.88 percent

10. Florida  70.04 percent

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Thomas Paine June 18, 2013 at 01:47 pm
Why is it the panel for this event does not include a single advocate for gun-owners' rights? WithRead More all due respect to Chief McNamara, why does the panel no include a person who can speak to gun safety from a gun-owning civilian's perspective? ML, you claim that the assembled folks "do not offer judgements about gun ownership" but they are not including a single voice that can offer perspective on gun ownership. I have been to "education" sessions sponsored by Meg's March for Change and they are one-sided indoctrinations into gun control advocacy. >>>> I was in Hartford for the public hearings in January when both Meg and March co-founder Nancy gave their personal testimonies and they all but threatened the legislators on the panel with election day retribution for all those who did not tow the gun-control line of thinking (i.e. March and CAGV). To suggest that Meg "does not offer judgements" is fallacious and disingenuous.