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SA election voter turnout drops 77 percent

SA election voter turnout drops 77 percent

By Jessie Kern | March 31, 2019

DeKALB — The Student Association elections resulted in a 77.4 percent decrease in voter turnout compared to the spring 2018 elections, despite SA members’ hopes to double the number of voters.A total of 374 students participated in elections, which...

SA hopes to double voter turnout in upcoming elections

SA hopes to double voter turnout in upcoming elections

By Kierra Frazier | March 18, 2019

DeKALB — The Student Association is looking to double voter turnout in this year’s elections. Students are being advised to vote in this upcoming SA election at the end of March because SA leaders said it affects them in more ways than they think. SA...

Senior biology major Tymeka Branch collects her ballot from election judge Toney Xidis Tuesday at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center.

DeKalb’s midterm turnout falls

By Brennan Schneider | November 5, 2014

DeKalb County saw a slight decrease in voter turnout for midterms, moving from 51 percent turnout in 2010 to 49 percent for Election Day Tuesday.In the 2010 midterms, 57,102 people were registered to vote and only 29,197 voted. This election, 58,482 people...

Voter turnout falls in DeKalb, Johnson walks away clerk

By Brennan Schneider | November 5, 2014

Douglas Johnson was the winner of the 2014 country clerk midterm elections.Johnson received 16013, or 58.4 percent, votes to win. Johnson said he was pleased with the result despite lower turnout than DeKalb saw in the 2010 midterm.“I was very pleased...

SA Senate election voter turnout falls

By Northern Star Staff | September 29, 2014

An official report from the OneCard office shows a turnout decline of 11 voters for Student Association Senate elections since last fall’s election.The report, issued Thursday, shows the SA Senate elections saw 739 registered voters: 382 voters on Tuesday...

Voter turnout rises with fliers, T-shirt help

By Mitchell Spence | March 27, 2014

About 2,600 students voted in this year’s Student Association executive elections, surpassing the 1,500 who voted last year.There were 1,750 students who voted Tuesday and 850 who voted Wednesday. Candidates handed out handbills with information about...

Voter turnout lives up to low expectations

By Olivia Willoughby | March 20, 2012

As election judges expected, voter turnout was low for Tuesday’s primary elections. The 5th Precinct did not receive many voters, though election judge D.L. Morris said it was expected. “We were predicting this,” he said. “Most of the action right...

Sarah Maas (left) and Kate Metzler (center), DeKalb High School seniors, along with DeKalb resident Gelina Nunn (right) work at the Best Western polling station Tuesday night.

Voter turnout lower than expected

By Meaghen Harms | April 5, 2011

DeKALB | Voter turnout was lower than expected at the local elections Tuesday. "We were anticipating a 20 percent voter turnout," said DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo. "Now it looks to be 20 percent at best." The low voter turnout could be a result of...