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Take Two

What Ferguson's elections teach about voter turnout

By Take Two Staff
Published Apr 8, 2015
Election booths in San Bernardino County.
Election booths in San Bernardino County.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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What Ferguson's elections teach about voter turnout

Voter turnout Tuesday in Ferguson was nearly 30 percent. For the sake of comparison, voter turnout in L.A.'s most recent municipal elections was about 8 percent, and voters here had no floods to contend with. 

Jesscia Levinson of Loyola Law School tells what we can learn from Ferguson about voter turnout.