Voter Turnout
Voter Turnout: The number of people voting in an election.
Definition
The number of people voting in an election. This number is typically reported as a percentage of the total number of voters in an election divided by the total number of registered voters in a given precinct or jurisdiction.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
The “total number of voters at an election as determined by the number of ballot cards tabulated by the computer or of paper ballots counted by the precinct officials. When there is more than one ballot card issued to each voter, ‘voter turnout’ means the total count of the alpha ballot card with the highest number of cards tabulated by the computer. Ballots that are blank or ballots that are rejected for any reas on shall be included in the count of the total number of voters.” 2 Hawaii Rev. Stat. §11-1. Cf. TURNOUT.