QUESTION 50: In the 2000 local election, only 28% of individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 voted. In the 2004 local election, however, candidates made more of an effort to appeal to these younger voters, so turnout was slightly higher at 39%. Which of the following pieces of information weakens the above argument?
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The candidates for city council were ages 55, 72, and 64.
The turnout among voters between the ages of 35 and 44 was 42% in 2004.
Turnout among African-Americans between 18 and 25 decreased from 2000 to 2004.
The polls stayed open later on Election Day in 2000.
In 2004, a referendum on lowering the legal age for purchasing alcohol to 18 was on the ballot.