National 2010 Election Analysis

If you're in the mood to "nerd-out" on interesting national voting statistics just released from last year's Election...

Click Here for a great analysis by Nonprofit VOTE

Some key points:
* Kentucky is ranked as the 24th best voter turnout percentage.  Up from 26th in 2006.
* Voter turnout was ten points higher in the nine states with Election Day Registration.  Two of the newest states to adopt Election Day Registration are Iowa (2008) and Montana (2006).
* Early voting by mail and in-person continues to rise.An estimated 27-29% of voters cast ballots early in 2010, well above the 19% who voted early in 2006.
* 42 million fewer voters cast ballots in the 2010 midterm than in the 2008 presidential election.

And in other Voter Empowerment news, the Voter Registration deadline is coming up on Monday.  There are great voter registration events all across the state this weekend, so come out and join us if you get a chance.