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[WASHINGTON POST] A ton of people didn’t vote because they couldn’t get time off from work

November 13, 2014

 

A voter heads to a voting booth with his ballot in hand at Speedway High School, Speedway, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Record-low voter turnout could be the most notable development of the day as California is not faring much better. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

A voter heads to a voting booth with his ballot in hand at Speedway High School, Speedway, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Record-low voter turnout was the most notable development of the day and  California did not fare much better. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

[THE WASHINGTON POST]

You’ve heard the news by now that turnout in the 2014 midterms was thelowest in any election since 1942, when voters were busy with, you know, other stuff. In short, only 36 percent of the voting-age population bothered to cast a ballot last week. A large proportion of them simply aren’t registered to vote at all. But past numbers suggest upwards of 20 percent of Americans adults were registered to vote, but couldn’t be bothered to – what’s their excuse?

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