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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMinnesota #1 and Colorado #2 for midterm 2018 voter turnout
Minnesota came in 1st for 2018 midterm voter turnout with 64% of eligible voters.
Colorado came in 2nd with 63% of eligible voters voting in the 2018 midterm elections.
I wish I had the rest of the states to post, I can't find a list of them on the Internet. These two states were reported on NPR.
I think it is worth learning how this happened for Minnesota and Colorado. Other states had ballot initiatives that enticed voters, such as Michigan to legalize recreational pot and to curb gerrymandering (if I have this info correct). Minnesota voted for two US Senators and state Governor, that would be a big draw. Colorado voted for their state Governor as well.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,847 posts)To keep CD 1 in Democratic hands.
We have to do better to defeat Jim Hagedorn in the 1sr.
mysteryowl
(7,430 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,480 posts)voter registration, early voting, no-excuse absentee voting, and a clean voting system. Other factors that may influence it but are hard to measure include a strong sense of civic duty and high level of education.
mysteryowl
(7,430 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,480 posts)really good at.
mysteryowl
(7,430 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,243 posts)All registered voters in Colorado receive a ballot in the mail.
mysteryowl
(7,430 posts)You mean those registered to vote? But still, that is impressive.
cos dem
(903 posts)They also have drop-off points, which I prefer, so there's no worry about "getting lost in the mail".
They also publish some fairly good material to allow you to evaluate ballot initiatives, with each side getting a chance to make their case. The material on judge retainment is not so good, but they try.
Overall, it's pretty streamlined and very accessible.
mysteryowl
(7,430 posts)cos dem
(903 posts)The ballot drop-offs are usually at the DMV, so I wouldn't be surprised, but I couldn't tell you for sure.
Just a Weirdo
(488 posts)Colorado rocks. Now we have a U.S. Senator to get rid of in 2020 and it will even be bluer.
mysteryowl
(7,430 posts)frazzled
(18,402 posts)Keep in mind that some states had more competitive races than others. Half the races on my ballot did not even have a Republican challenger: there was only one choicethe Democrat. The governor's race was the main draw, and the Democrat was ahead by 19 points before voting started. AG was the only close race, aside from several House races. There was no Republican challenger to my US House representative.
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)Governor, Lt Governor, Sec of State, Attorney General, and State Treasurer.
We had an idea that the vote would be big because the Democratic primary turnout was huge.