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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 02 > Incomplete ballots could sway contests

Incomplete ballots could sway contests

It’s called ‘roll off,’ and it looms large in some of our local races

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
November 2, 2008

SALEM — When ballot counting begins Tuesday, candidates vying for Oregon legislative seats in swing districts will be closely watching a different statistic:

How many people cast ballots, yet didn’t vote in their particular race?

That phenomenon — political....

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