Turnout for mayoral elections abysmally low

A new study released Thursday by researchers at Portland State University—part of its Who Votes for Mayor project—detail the shockingly low voter turnout that is now typical in elections for mayor across the United States. For the most recent round of mayoral elections in America's 30 largest cities, turnout of eligible citizens in 10 of them—including New York City, Baltimore, Dallas and Miami—was less than 15 percent. In Las Vegas, Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas, voter tu