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Low voter turnout renews interest in IRV

Submitted by scharrison on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 1:24pm

It would probably have been cheaper to buy each candidate a fancy racecar and have them do 300 laps:

By mid-morning Tuesday, 10 people had voted in Tyrell County and 14 in Camden County. The largest precinct in Wake County, the seat of state government, had 23 voters. Tuesday’s runoff will cost N.C. taxpayers at least $6 million.

It cost a hell of a lot more than that; we could end up with Tea Party Tedesco superintending all the schools in the state. Here's more via our pals at NC Policywatch:

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