By: John Thomas
Minnesota had the lowest voter turnout in 30 years during last month’s election, officials announced last week.
While voters historically turn out in lower numbers for non-presidential elections, data from the secretary of state’s office show that this year’s results are low even compared to past midterm elections.
“You have a government as a whole trying to make it easier for people to cast ballots — why is it going down?” said Larry Jacobs, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for the Study of Politics and Governance.