BC: Low voter turnout endangers political system: Ruff :: The Hook

Low voter turnout endangers political system: Ruff :: The Hook:

VICTORIA - As voter turnout drops the political system will likely be seen as less legitimate, said a veteran political scientist after the British Columbia election results showed a minority of eligible voters cast ballots.

“When you start to get below 50 percent turnout you have to worry about the legitimacy of the political system,” said Norman Ruff, a political scientist who taught at the University of Victoria. “We're heading there.”