Dear Sir,

With regard to the recent General Election, much has been said about the record-low turnout at the polls. If we simply compare the number of people who voted to the total number of registered voters, this would appear to be the case. However, could it be simply that there are ever fewer of us voters — ie, Bermudians — who continue to live on island?

The Parliamentary Registrar, rightly, does not strike one’s name off the list once they emigrate abroad. Us having been given more candidate choices than ever and still not “showing up” lends credence to the argument.

Of course, my hypothesis could be easily confirmed or disproved by conducting a population census containing a relevant question: “Are you a registered voter?” But that would probably benefit this government as much as giving young, educated Bermudians studying abroad the opportunity to cast an absentee ballot.

On that note, perhaps once Social Justice Bermuda has completed its critical work of marching for people in the Middle East, and castigating those who voice support for the leader of a foreign country, it will have the capacity to shift focus inward and help to right this ongoing Bermudian social injustice.

DAVID TAVARES

Southampton