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  2. Ballot exhaustion - Wikipedia

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    This may occur because the voter chooses not to fill out a complete preference ranking, [6] or because the ballot format itself limits the number of preferences that may be expressed. [7] [8] This results in "exhausted" or "inactive" ballots. [9] For example, in Minneapolis, the city limits voters to 3 rankings of candidates on ballots for city ...

  3. Voter fatigue - Wikipedia

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    Some of the methods proposed to combat voter fatigue include: Consolidate the number of elections, especially off-year elections. [1] [13] [14] [15] Guard against long and complex ballots. [13] Use sortition (e.g. citizens' juries) instead of elections for some decisions. [16] Make voting easier, [17] including the process of finding civic ...

  4. Exhaustive ballot - Wikipedia

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    An example of a ballot paper. In each round of an exhaustive ballot the voter simply marks an 'x' beside his or her favourite candidate. If no candidate has an absolute majority of votes (i.e., more than half) in the first round, then the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated while all other candidates advance to a second round.

  5. Voter suppression - Wikipedia

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    Two-round elections (including primary elections), recall elections, and off-year elections are some examples of elections that contribute to voter fatigue. For example, Japan , Switzerland and the United States have the lowest voter turnout rates among developed countries due to holding frequent elections.

  6. Is it 'election fatigue'? Early voter turnout in California's ...

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    Early turnout in California's primary is low, particularly among those 18 to 35. But voters can still send or drop off mail ballots and vote in person.

  7. Despite ‘election fatigue’ and Democratic discontent ...

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  8. Political apathy - Wikipedia

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    This is called ballot fatigue. The expression suggests that many voters exhaust their patience or knowledge as they work their way down the ballot. Prominent Founding Fathers writing in The Federalist Papers believed it was "essential to liberty that the government in general should have a common interest with the people," and felt that a bond ...

  9. California homelessness measure's razor-thin win signals ...

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    A key measure to combat homelessness personally backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom has barely passed despite his multi-million-dollar campaign supporting it, reflecting voter fatigue and ...