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April 12, 2007
A civic priorities puzzle: More important things than voting
Riddle me this, why was voter turnout so terrible on April 3?
By Korry Keeker
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 Korry Keeker |
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Hither & Yon: A look at the idiosyncrasies and idiocies of life in Southeast Alaska
Tuesday, April 3, was an election day, and with fundamental rights at stake, 77.29 percent of Alaska's registered voters were too lazy to go to the polls.
Juneau was slightly better - with 26.7 percent of voters showing up - but still downright pathetic.
Five registered voters (we'll call them Dolph, Shlomo, Moses, Tinkerbell and Fizzy Lizzy) live in the five lowest-participating voting districts (Juneau No. 1, Juneau Airport area, Lemon Creek, Switzer Creek and Mendenhall Valley No. 1).
All five claimed separate reasons for failing to make a difference in the advisory election on same-sex benefits: worshipping Jesus, putting their car on blocks, practicing ignorance, shopping at Costco and skinning a hippie.
Their districts' voter turnouts varied, but all were all under 21 percent.
From the information provided, can you determine each person's voting district, their excuse and the percentage of their fellow voters who turned out at the polls? All the information you need can be found in the facts below.
For the answers, refer to next week's Hooligan.
1. The person who was skinning a hippie lives in the Juneau Airport area, which had a higher voting turnout than Shlomo's district. Shlomo's district wasn't the lowest area.
2. Dolph was busy shopping at Costco. He lives in Switzer Creek.
3. Mendenhall Valley No. 1 isn't the district with the 20.09 percent turnout. The 20.09 district was too busy practicing ignorance.
4. In Moses' district 17.83 percent turned out.
5. Lemon Creek, where Tinkerbell lives, had 20.07 percent of voters at the poll. That's not the district where people were too busy worshipping.
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