Why didn't more voters turn out for the Colorado primary?
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This week's Coloradoan Conversation Starter:
Voter turnout in the June 28 primary election was around 33% of active registered voters in Larimer County, meaning future representation is being shaped by only one-third of all voters, even as unaffiliated candidates can vote either GOP or Democrat ballots.
What reasons, unique to 2022 or not, kept you or others you have spoken with about the election from voting this time? What efforts would be successful in improving voter turnout in primary and nonpresidential-year elections?
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This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Why was Colorado voter turnout in the 2022 primary election so low?
