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Voter Turnout in Hanover

Voter Turnout in Hanover--Tables

Table 1
Voter Turnout Hanover
 Town Meeting, 1980-2004 

Table 1 A
Voter Turnout Hanover
 all elections 1999-2004

Table 2
Percentage of registered voters casting ballots at Dresden School District budget votes 1991-2004

Table 3
Percentage of voters by town at Dresden School District annual meeting ballot voting 2001-2003


Report:Voter Participation in Hanover

  • Introduction
  • Background
Online page 1
  • Update of Voter Information
  • Effect of Change in Population
  • Effect of Presidential Election Years

Online page 2

  • Effect of Weather Conditions
  • Checklist Purge
  • Other Considerations
  • Conclusions

Online page 3

  • A Summary of Recommendations

Online page 4

  • Recommendations in detail: I The Need to Simplify

Online page 5

  • Recommendations in detail: II The Need to Include and Communicate

Online page 6

  • Recommendations in detail: III The Need to be Proactive

 TABLE 1

TOWN MEETING VOTER PARTICIPTION 1980-2004*

YEAR

Registered  Voters

% casting ballots

% attending Town Meeting

1980

4309

22.7

 

1981

4789

14.2

 

1982

3806

27.5

 

1983

3885

34.6

16.0

1984

3954

31.8

7.0

1985

4065

21.7

9.4

1986

3552

23.4

10.8

1987

3481

19.8

5.5

1988

3897

24.0

5.1

1989

4542

19.4

6.0

1990

4387

21.0

8.1

1991

4665

18.9

4.7

1992

5253

16.6

5.5

1993

5992

11.0

N/A

1994

5927

12.5

4.5

1995

5727

16.2

N/A

1996

6516

6.4

2.3

1997

6703

9.7

6.2

1998

6220

17.4

9.0

1999

6413

9.6

3.5

2000

6454

7.7

1.8

2001**

7477

5.4

2.5

2002

 5395

 27.5%

 

2003

 6054

 24.9%

 

2004
6567
13%

2005



 

* Information in Tables 1 and 2, is from the Valley News, Dresden School District annual meeting minutes, and the Town of Hanover Annual Reports.

** In August 2001, the checklist purge resulted in 5,300 Hanover voters remaining on the list. Based on this number, the revised percentages of voter participation would be 7.5% casting ballots and 3.5% attending Town Meeting.

 

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