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> > Please join me in congratulating the 7 newly elected members of the TC.
> > 
> > <<<<<< REMOVE UNEEDED >>>>>
> > * Davanum Srinivas (dims)
> > * Flavio Percoco (flaper87)
> > * John Garbutt (johnthetubaguy)
> > * Matthew Treinish (mtreinish)
> > * Mike Perez (thingee)
> > * Morgan Fainberg (morgan)/(notmorgan)
> > * Thierry Carrez (ttx)
> > 
> > Full results:
> > http://civs.cs.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/results.pl?id=E_fef5cc22eb3dc27a
> > 
> > Thank you to all candidates who stood for election, having a good group of
> > candidates helps engage the community in our democratic process.
> > 
> > Thank you to all who voted and who encouraged others to vote. We need to
> > ensure
> > your voice is heard.
> > 
> > Thank you for another great round.
> > 
> > Here's to Newton!
> 
> Thanks Tony for efficiently running this election, congrats to
> the candidates who prevailed, and thanks to everyone who ran
> for putting themselves out there.
> 
> It was the most open race since the pattern of TC 2.0 half-
> elections was established, which was great to see.
> 
> However, the turnout continues to slide, dipping below 20% for
> the first time:
> 
>  Election | Electorate (delta %) | Votes | Turnout (delta %)
>  ===========================================================
>  Oct '16  | 1106                 | 342   | 30.92
>  Apr '14  | 1893       (+71.16)  | 506   | 26.73   (-13.56)
>  Apr '15  | 2169       (+14.58)  | 548   | 25.27   (-5.48)
>  Oct '15  | 2759       (+27.20)  | 619   | 22.44   (-11.20)
>  Apr '16  | 3284       (+19.03)  | 652   | 19.85   (-11.51)

Meh, I screwed up that table, not enough coffee yet today :)

Should be:

  Election | Electorate (delta %) | Votes | Turnout (delta %)
  ===========================================================
  Oct '13  | 1106                 | 342   | 30.92
  Apr '14  | 1510	(+36.52)  | 448   | 29.69   (-4.05)
  Oct '14  | 1893       (+25.35)  | 506   | 26.73   (-9.91)
  Apr '15  | 2169       (+14.58)  | 548   | 25.27   (-5.48)
  Oct '15  | 2759       (+27.20)  | 619   | 22.44   (-11.20)
  Apr '16  | 3284       (+19.03)  | 652   | 19.85   (-11.51)

Cheers,
Eoghan

> 
> This ongoing trend of a decreasing proportion of the electorate
> participating in TC elections is a concern.
> 
> Cheers,
> Eoghan
> 
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