Proper Noun Examples. In the following sentences, proper noun examples are compared with common nouns. Notice that the proper nouns are specific and unique, while the common nouns are much more general in nature. Common noun: I want to be a writer. Proper noun: Agatha Christie wrote many books. Common noun: Iâd like to adopt a cat.
4 U.S. Census Bureau Since 1996, the number of citi-zens eligible to vote has increased in every presidential election, as has the number of citizens who have reported voting. Overall, 133 million people reported voting in 2012, a turnout increase of 1.8 million people since the election of 2008.Between 1996 and 2008, turnout increases were larger than in 2012, reaching a high of about 15 million additional voters in 2004.verall voting rates for the citizen voting-age population have fluctu-ated in recent presidential elec-tions, from a low of 58.4 percent in 1996 to a high of about 64 percent in both 2004 and 2008 (Table 1).
The presidential candidate who is able to win the popular vote in a number of states whose electoral votes constitute a majority of all electoral votes (currently 270 out of 538) becomes president. Critics of this system argue for the simplicity of direct election.