Politics & Government

Why The Low Voter Turnout for Tuesday's Election?

One Patch reader thought we should ask the question, so we are. Share your thoughts on the low turnout for Tuesday's election by clicking on the 'comment' button below.

According to the St. Louis County Board of Elections, voter turnout for the April 3 election was 13.8 percent, with a total of 90,233 ballots cast.

In University City, voters decided on ,  and .

Based on this low turnout, one Patch reader posted a comment asking why people did not get out and vote. Great question! Here at Patch we're always encouraging readers to post comments and we'd love to hear from some readers on this topic. 

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