NewsWhore
05-19-2008, 04:50 PM
As the Central Electoral Board issued its final 9th bulletin, it became apparent that the 2008 Presidential Election motivated less Dominicans to vote than the 2004 election. This year a full 29% of registered voters did not exercise their right to vote, and this is up 2% from the 2004 elections and with a larger demographic base. According to Listin Diario, this was the third largest abstention percentage in modern, post-Trujillo, elections. In 1990 there was a 40% abstention rate, in 1986 there was 30.5% abstention and this year, a 30% abstention rate. However, it must be noted that in 1986 there were only 3,039,347 registered voters, in 1990 there were 3,275,570 voters and this year there were 5,764,986 voters on the rolls.
In the 2008 election, of 5,764,387 registered voters, 4,113,644 went to the polls. In 2004, of 5,020,703 voters, 3,656,850 went to the polls for a 27% abstention. The 1,650,734 who did not vote this year were nearly the same amount as voted in 1978.
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In the 2008 election, of 5,764,387 registered voters, 4,113,644 went to the polls. In 2004, of 5,020,703 voters, 3,656,850 went to the polls for a 27% abstention. The 1,650,734 who did not vote this year were nearly the same amount as voted in 1978.
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