FACTOID # 3: In 1972, the youth voter turnout in Utah was a whopping 70%. The state's youth voter turnout in 2004 was 51%.
 
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The Northeast > Connecticut > Government

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1972 Election > Youth voter turnout 12% [12th of 41]
2000 Election > Youth voter turnout 7% [7th of 41]
2004 Election > Total registered voters 29 [29th of 51]
2004 Election > Total voted 29 [29th of 51]
2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 35% [35th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 29 [29th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 35% [35th of 41]
Article Seven of the United States Constitution > Headline text > Date January 9, 1788
congressional apportionment > 1920-present > 1970 24 [24th of 50]
Electoral Votes 29 [29th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
An eligibility certificate or pistol permit is required to purchase a handgun. Both documents are valid for 5 years, allow unlimited purchases, and will waive the long gun waiting period. Carrying a handgun also requires a pistol permit, with a 60-day permit issued by a local official required as a prerequisite to receiving the 5-year permit issued by the Connecticut State Police (CSP).
Gun Laws > Prohibited persons
An eligibility certificate or pistol permit for a handgun cannot be issued to a person who did not complete a firearm safety course, or was convicted of a felony or any of 11 specified misdemeanors; convicted as delinquent for commission of a serious juvenile offense; discharged from custody within the preceding 20 years after being found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease; confined to a hospital for psychiatric disabilities within the preceding 12 months by court order; or is subject to a restraining, protective, or firearm seizure order, or is an illegal alien or under age 21. A firearm cannot be possessed by a person who was convicted of a felony or a serious juvenile offense, or is subject to a restraining, protective, or firearm seizure order.
Patents Issued 12 [12th of 54]
Seats in the House of Representatives 28 seats [28th of 50]
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Incumbent Christopher Dodd
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Opponents
Jack Orchulli (R) 32%
Timothy Knibbs (C) 1%
Lenny Rasch (L) 1%
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Party Democrat
Senate elections, 2004 > Senate contests in 2004 > Result
Re-elected to 5th term:
Christopher Dodd (D) 66%
State court > Nomenclature > Court of Last Resort
Supreme Court
(previously: Supreme Court of Errors)
State court > Nomenclature > Intermediate Appellate Court Appellate Court

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SOURCES: CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; Wikipedia: Article Seven of the United States Constitution ; Wikipedia: United States congressional apportionment ; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; United States Patent and Trademark Office; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 2004 ; Wikipedia: State court

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