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While it seems turnout this semester has improved (Quincy literally improved “infinitely,” if you will, since they jumped up from 0), unfortunately, there are still some glaring issues. Let’s jump into them."}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"ff1182860332","_type":"internalLink","reference":{"_id":"67dabb21-d1cb-40f5-ba12-c2beff0657f7","_type":"project","_rev":"7lJidvhe1bfnzzVAmroALv","_createdAt":"2020-07-31T23:24:02Z","_updatedAt":"2020-08-04T03:10:32Z","body":[{"_key":"998ad48ac5f6","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"998ad48ac5f60","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Every spring, the Harvard Undergraduate Council holds midterm elections for any spots that open up (either due to terms ending from the previous midterms or early resignations). 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In 2017, the midterm upperclassmen turnout was 7.9%, compared to 12.0% in the 2016 midterm elections and 19.1% in the 2016 fall elections. 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However, we found did not find strong negative correlations between voter turnout and House size."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"8d85b6719207","_type":"figure","alt":"The correlation r² between the House size and voter turnout was 0.10 in the 2016 Midterm Elections","asset":{"_ref":"image-5ef7a07a27b216cf72de31a14e83e20beb14c18c-500x273-png","_type":"reference"},"caption":"The correlation r² between the House size and voter turnout was 0.10 in the 2016 Midterm Elections"},{"_key":"5e15cac61a19","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"5e15cac61a190","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"In the 2017 Midterms, the correlation was r² = 0.009. 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