Final official turnout figures were not yet available from the Shelby County Election Commission, but with 64,969 votes counted in the two mayoral primaries, it appears the final number will be around 65,000 - or about 10.9 percent of the county's 597,792 voters.
The partisan primary costs taxpayers nearly $1 million, and simple division tells us that it costs taxpayers about $15.40 per vote so that the parties can hold partisan primaries for local county offices.
Since both parties moved to partisan primaries in the 90s, the May county primary has averaged about 67,500 voters and 11.6 percent turnouts.
We highly recommend the column by Wendi Thomas on this topic in today's editions.
The partisan primary costs taxpayers nearly $1 million, and simple division tells us that it costs taxpayers about $15.40 per vote so that the parties can hold partisan primaries for local county offices.
Since both parties moved to partisan primaries in the 90s, the May county primary has averaged about 67,500 voters and 11.6 percent turnouts.
We highly recommend the column by Wendi Thomas on this topic in today's editions.
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