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What Ferguson's elections teach about voter turnout
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Apr 8, 2015
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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.
Election booths in San Bernardino County.
Election booths in San Bernardino County.
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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.

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.