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INDIANAPOLIS | A new study of civic health finds Indiana ranked 48th among the states in 2010 voter turnout.

The Indiana Civic Health Index says the turnout rate in last year's midterm election was 39.4 percent, six percentage points lower than the national average. The study measured midterm election turnout as one gauge of civic health.

The study released Wednesday found Indiana's voter registration rate was 43rd, at 61.2 percent. That compares with a national voter registration rate of 65.1 percent.

The study was based on census data compiled by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

The study was sponsored by the National Conference on Citizenship, Indiana Bar Foundation, Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana University Northwest, Center on Congress and Hoosier State Press Association Foundation.

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