Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale says he’s disappointed with the voter turnout this year.
Gale says he’s pleased the 47-and-a-half percent turnout this year beat the 43-percent turnout in 2010, but still disappointed turnout didn’t reach the 50-percent mark he had projected. . .
About 66 of the state’s 93 counties had a voter turnout of 50-percent or better.
McPherson County in west-central Nebraska recorded the highest voter turnout with 72-percent. Thurston County in northeast Nebraska had the lowest, at 31-percent.
Gale says he isn’t sure what more can be done to attract voters to cast a ballot..
Gale says there will have to be a lot of analysis done before any decisions can be made to increase voter turnout.
