Malibu Voter Turnout Lowest in Decade

A little more than 30 percent of voters turned out Tuesday for the Malibu City Council election, the lowest amount in the past decade.

Only 2,662 votes were cast out of 8,672 eligible voters in Malibu on Tuesday, April 10, according to City Clerk Lisa Pope.

That's down 25 percent from 3,538 ballots in the last council election in 2010.

Here's a table showing how voter turnout has varied over the past 10 years:

Year   

No. of Registered
Voters

Skylar Peak, who was the top vote getter, said he believes the turn out was low for several reasons, including the fact that the election is held during spring break for many families, poor precinct signage and new polling locations.

"I was surprised," Peak said of the turnout.

Councilman John Sibert, who was the only incumbent to be elected, told supporters after the election that he believes more involvement is needed at City Hall.

"There are a lot of things that go on in the city that we need to deal with," Sibert said. "And we need everybody, all the citizens, to be involved."

Joan House, who serves on the Malibu Planning Commission, also asked for continued involvement in the city. ()

The data table above was compiled with information from the City of Malibu website.