"Come November, when there was a presidential election, there was a 75.1 percent turnout," McNiff says.
How Low Can You Go?
Twenty minutes before polls closed, only 89 of 1370 registered voters had cast ballots, or 6.5 percent of those eligible.
Turnout was also low at Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) headquarters on Garden St., where Democratic voters were offered contested races for only two positions: the Clerk of Courts and Register of Probate.
Republicans only fielded candidates in three of seven races, and only one was contested.
"If there appears to be a contest, people come out," says Howard B. Richardson, an election inspector at the HUPD location. "It's going to be a lot better in November."
Students say the lack of competition and publicity surrounding the elections prevented them from voting.
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