印第安纳州投票率低迷：2024年四成合资格选民未投票
据印第安纳公共媒体（IPM）10月2日报道，印第安纳州在2024年大选中约40%的合资格选民没有投票，投票率在全美排名靠后。
分析指出，该州缺乏无理由缺席投票、提前投票窗口较短等因素可能是投票率偏低的原因之一。与实行全民邮寄投票或较长提前投票期的州相比，印第安纳州选民的投票便利度明显不足。选举专家表示，低投票率意味着大量选民的声音未能进入政策制定过程。
随着11月3日中期选举临近，印第安纳州各县选举办公室正在招募投票站工作人员，并提醒选民提前确认登记状态。该州选民登记截止日期为10月5日，选民可通过州务卿官网在线登记或查询。
今年中期选举中，印第安纳州将改选联邦参议员与部分联邦众议员席位。选举观察人士表示，提高投票率需要制度便利与选民动员双管齐下，社区组织已在全州开展登记宣传活动。
Indiana Turnout Lags: 40% of Eligible Voters Skipped 2024 Election, IPM Reports
About 40% of eligible Indiana voters did not cast a ballot in the 2024 general election, leaving the state near the bottom nationally in turnout, Indiana Public Media reported October 2.
Analysts cite the lack of no-excuse absentee voting and a short early-voting window as possible factors. Compared with states offering universal mail voting or longer early-voting periods, Indiana voters face higher hurdles to casting ballots. Election experts say low turnout means many voters' voices never reach the policymaking process.
With the November 3 midterms approaching, county election offices are recruiting poll workers and urging voters to check registration status. Indiana's registration deadline is October 5; voters can register or verify status online through the Secretary of State's website.
Indiana will elect a U.S. senator and several House members this cycle. Observers say lifting turnout takes both easier rules and grassroots mobilization, and community groups are running registration drives statewide.
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