Voting Plus Lottery Equals Voter Turnout?

Posted by michael on Thursday October 21, 2004 @04:10AM from the you-never-know dept.

qmark_is_mysterious writes "Fortune magazine has a interesting article on how it could be possible to increase voter turnout to 100% by making your vote an entry to a national lottery. By offering a prizes of up to $10 million dollars it's hoped that many people who feel disenfranchised will be motivated to go vote and express their opinion. A group in Arizona is trying to get an initiative on the 2006 ballot to get this implemented in that state. Do you think offering cash prizes will make elections more popular and effective?"

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Re:Do you really want them to vote? by bryanp · 2004-10-21 05:37 · Score: 4, Informative

If you're going to quote Ben Franklin use the entire quote:

"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on the dinner menu. Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote."

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"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." Col. Jeff Cooper