WASHINGTON, DCSecretary of Labor Elaine Chao announced Wednesday that voter turnout for the 2004 election resulted in an 'abysmal' 32 percent drop in productivity and millions of vital work hours lost Tuesday. 'Because so many American workers arrived late or left early on voting day, the nation's output was severely reduced,' Chao said. 'We cannot afford this sort of massive drop in productivity.' Chao has charged her staff with the task of investigating our current method of electing a president. 