Britain already has one of the lowest turnout record of any country in Europe, but it is highly unlikely that the government would go as far as some of its EU partners and make voting compulsory.
Some independent sources are predicting a low turnout overall and a record low turnout among black voters.
And finally, even though the Romney team has been talking down the potential for minority turnout -- African American and Latino populations in this country -- we think it will be a record turnout.
French TF1 television said turnout hit a record low, with 55.6% of the electorate choosing not to vote.
Meanwhile, in Indiana, elections officials are nervous that voter turnout will hit record lows on Tuesday, despite a slate of noticeably high-profile races.
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First of all, we have young voters turning out in record numbers, and I think there's no question that there will be record turnout.
The previous record turnout for a player presentation occurred when Diego Maradona drew 75, 000 people to Napoli in July 1984 after joining them from Barcelona.
And like Mr Ventura, he benefited from the record turnout of independents, who accounted for 41% of those who took part in the Republican primary.
At the same time, the interior ministry said that 85 percent of the country's 46 million eligible voters had cast ballots -- a record turnout.
Mr. KIRK WAGAR (State Finance Chairman, Barack Obama): And we had record turnout because I think people were interested in hearing what the campaign thought and where we're going to go.
Jesse Jackson which also produced record turnout.
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I'm saying that our preference here is to go ahead and seat the delegates who have been selected by virtue of the vote - a record turnout vote I should add, January 29th - and have those votes not be disenfranchised but rather be counted as they should be in a democracy.
As campaigns for the European elections were completed, analysts in several countries predicted a record low turnout of voters.
Even with Obama's pro-immigration shift and the growing number of Latinos in competitive states, their actual turnout may flag from their record numbers in 2008.
Despite record spending, turnout at polls appeared sluggish after a campaign that centered on the city's ailing economy and budget and the influence of municipal unions.
Moira Hornik, spokeswoman for the charity, said they were hoping for a good turnout to break the current Guinness World Record.
The record low for a national poll in peacetime is the 23% turnout for the 1999 European elections.
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Record-breaking participation in early-voting programs and predictions of unprecedented high turnout are both simplifying and complicating the task, which has been led by outside groups hoping to help their chosen candidates and advance their own political agendas.
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