Ahead of today’s vote of the electoral college to certify Barack Obama as the president-elect, a George Mason University professor announced yesterday that voter turnout in last month’s presidential election reached the highest level in 40 years, with a record number of Americans casting ballots.
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Voter Turnout Rate Said to Be Highest Since 1968
NATL (12/23/2008)
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