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Source of Low D.C. Voter Turnout Located

By Jason Dick
Posted April 24, 2013 at 3:06pm

We think we’ve found the source of the low voter turnout (10 percent) in Tuesday’s Washington, D.C., special election:

Perhaps voters were confused, leading to low turnout for Tuesday's special election? (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)
Perhaps voters were confused, leading to low turnout for Tuesday’s special election? (Jason Dick/CQ Roll Call)

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