80% say they're likely to vote....

By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald

 CALGARY -- With incumbent Dave Bronconnier not running and a slew of candidates vying to replace him in the mayor's chair, there is hope October's civic election will bring more voters to the polls.

But even with an open mayoral horse race in its favour, vote experts don't expect turnout in this election to dramatically improve or overshadow what has become a chronic problem of poor voter participation in municipal elections.

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