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Old 09-19-10, 08:07 AM   #18
Platapus
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Originally Posted by Biggles View Post
Alot of people would think what you think...

Last election over 1 million Swedes didn't vote. That's aprox. 10% of the entire population...don't know how many have the rights to vote though.
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I believe that about 7.2 million are entitled to vote
That still represents 80+ percent of the voters voting. How do you guys manage that? Please tell us how. In my country we are lucky if we break 50% voter turnout. And that only occurs every four years when we elect a President. Midterm elections we probably won't break 40%.
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