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    State details voting turnout, absent ballot patterns in primary elections

    By MinnPost staff | Published Wed, Aug 11 2010 3:20 pm

    The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office today released statistics detailing primary election voting patterns in both turnout and the use of absentee ballots:

    History of State Primary Turnout Based on Minnesota's Eligible Voter Population:

    Date: #Eligible #Voted %Turnout
    2000 3,506,432 602,690 17.19%
    2002 3,518,184 535,972 15.23%
    2004 3,609,185 279,132 7.73%
    2006 3,667,707 514,373 14.02%
    2008 3,725,529 419,474 11.26%
    2010 3,806,763 589,814* 15.5%*

    *Note: This preliminary number is unofficial and may change. Election results remain unofficial until local election officials verify their numbers, canvass their results and report them to the State Canvassing Board, which certifies county canvassing reports on Tuesday, Aug. 17.

    History of Absentee Balloting in Minnesota Primaries:

    2010: 31,112* (as of 1:25 p.m. on 8/11/2010)
    2008: 21,160  
    2006: 19,859  
    2004: 18,958  
    2002: 18,850  
    2000: 21,749  
    1998: 25,257  
    1996: 20,450  
    1994: 22,764  
    1992: 18,990  

    6,933   (presidential primary April 7)  

    1990:   17,048

    *Note: This preliminary number is unofficial and may change. Election results remain unofficial until local election officials verify their numbers, canvass their results and report them to the State Canvassing Board, which certifies county canvassing reports on Tuesday, Aug. 17.

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