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- Eric Nuzum
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- "Who Needs Registered Voters?"
- Summary: Why North Dakota voter participation typically exceeds 60%.
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Review of Who Needs Registered Voters?
Eric Nuzum
Posted on January 07, 2004 at 07:45 AM
The report answers a very simple question: North Dakota has an unusually large voter turnout...why?
The report is light on frill, well paced, and quick (and by the way, it is 4 minutes long, not 5 as the description indicates). However, the piece would be even stronger with more dynamics. The reporter focuses on a small number of interviews with politicians and election officials--if you are producing a piece on voter participation, wouldn't it make sense to include some actual voters in the piece? Also, the report gives the impression that the heavy participation is due to one fact: that there's no voter registration in North Dakota. That feels too simple. Are there other contributing factors (both measurable and intangible), does anyone (including voters) offer an alternative assessment or rationale, or does anyone disagree and think that the lack of registration has no impact?
Still, it's an interesting and thought-provoking piece. Worth a listen.