I wonder those in the top ranks should have other focus than campaigning for votes.
Also, bounties are a quick way to spend money.. Mastercoin got badly stung trying that.
I don't think people have enough time to be perpetually voting.. it's a chore.. and added complexity on top of understanding the rest of BitShares. Keep it simple. I don't know what difference there is between delegate #101 and #1 except for the obvious anxiety that a delegate might slip to 102+.
Being a delegate within 101 should be its own reward. Within those 101, we need core skills that are delivering. Perhaps then a small amount of anxiety and competition between the lower ranks is healthy. If any delegates misbehave then they lose votes by way of negative feedback and people can take direction from core voices about who might need to be considered more closely for voting up or down.. and they can argue their case with or against that challenge. Did someone burn the toast this morning?..
Again, we need to attract core talent to the 101 group.. developers providing utility; marketing providing voice; perhaps legal providing advice; translators turning over client changes and wiki content so it's up to date; etc.
Perhaps it could be used to reward referrals of accounts that do what we need - buying into the markets and using the BTS and assets.. but proving those referrals are true accounts and not null, might prove tricky.