Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Voter Turnout in Botswana Message-ID: <985@aecom.UUCP> Date: Sat, 1-Dec-84 11:13:14 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.985 Posted: Sat Dec 1 11:13:14 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Dec-84 00:56:32 EST Distribution: net Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 14 <><><><>><><><><><><><><><<>>> Traditionally, the United States has had the second worst voter turnout of all nations that have an elective government~. Second, that is, only to Botswana. Well, this year, for still unexplained reasons, the voter turnout in Botswana swelled to almost 70%, well eclipsing the United State's 52.4%, and leaving the United States with the world's worst voter turnout. [Source: NY Times, Dec.1] -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner What do you expect? Watermelons are out of season!