• Michael McDevitt
    APR 17, 2023
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    Clear choice, convenience are factors cited by some to explain higher voter turnout in runoff

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    A voter casts a ballot during primaries in Chicago in June 2022. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

    Turnout for Chicago’s municipal runoff broke records in several ways and included an apparent boost in young adult turnout. A clear choice between mayoral candidates and convenience in casting a ballot could be two major drivers of that.

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