Disbanding Arizona's AWOL Army: Getting Out the Voters

Arizona consistently records among the lowest voting rates of all states, in a country that records among the lowest rates of all democracies. In the past 15 national elections, Arizona’s turnout of eligible voters exceeded 50% just three times, peaking at 57% in the historic 2008 presidential race. In the 2006 Congressional elections, as the Iraq War raged on, terrorism loomed, and Arizona and the nation began a slide into economic disaster, just 39% of eligible Arizonans turned out. Who are Arizona’s AWOLs? Why don't more people vote? And what are some potential solutions to build a more engaged electorate?