Why Is It Difficult to Determine How Many People Vote

question 44

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to determine how many people vote on election day?

• A)Census data does not have information on voting behavior.
• B)It is easy to overstate the number of people who will vote in an election.
• C)Registration records from the states are incomplete.
• D)Some states have slow vote recording processes.
• E)There is not enough data to determine long term trends in voter turnout.

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