Census determined that only 47.9 percent of the voting age voted in the 1972 election In Honolulu. Note that if the determination for voter participation was on the statewide basis. even including aliens and military. the rate would have been 50.9 percent. Why is this percentage not used in terms of determining overall coverage for Hawaii? In addition. for Honolulu with the military and immigrant population concentrations. it is completely misleading to add aliens and the military and military dependent population to the voting age population. These persons are not eligible to vote. Use of such figures inflates the base to the detriment of our actual voter participation counting only eligible voters.
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