Suppose a local government official is elected and due to financial mismanagement while in office generates a very large budget deficit for the local government. Given that this situation angers voters, answer the following questions:

Use the voter-decision model to explain why voter turnout may be higher in re-election bids when voters are looking to hold officials accountable for poor performance while in office.

In the absence of voting, if there are other financially solvent local governments nearby, how else might residents respond to a "bad" government official taking office?