A low voter turnout could help John Banks beat Christine Fletcher in the hotly contested battle for the Auckland City mayoralty today.
With only a 39 per cent voter turnout by yesterday, Mrs Fletcher's hopes of pulling back Mr Banks' 5-point lead in a poll last weekend appear slim.
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