Despite our vote-by-mail ability (which is nice, don't get me wrong), our voter turnout for primary elections has hovered around 50% or lower since the 1960s [0

Despite our vote-by-mail ability (which is nice, don't get me wrong), our voter turnout for primary elections has hovered around 50% or lower since the 1960s [0], with a few exceptions of course. General elections see much higher turnout [1], often hitting into 80% or more, but generally staying in the 70s. [0] https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter-Turnout-History-Primary.pdf https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter-Turnout-His... [1] https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter_Turnout_History_General_Election.pdf https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/Voter_Turnout_His...