Experts watch for new partisan or protest votes to drive voter turnout

Twenty-eight per cent — that’s what longtime civic election watcher Jim Lightbody is predicting for voter turnout Monday.
University of Alberta political science professor Judy Garber, his colleague, has a hunch it will be higher. She’s calling 34 per cent. 
“(Lightbody) is probably right, but I don’t think he’s counting on the school board factor,” said Garber, pointing to a race that’s turning into a shadow partisan election. “That cou