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Lol. How about we give 1bitusd to each voter?
Quote from: Troglodactyl on October 23, 2014, 02:06:30 amWhat they're really buying is a façade of legitimacy. Paid voters are obviously not otherwise motivated and informed voters.You could make the argument that all votes are bought with policy results which benefit the voters.
What they're really buying is a façade of legitimacy. Paid voters are obviously not otherwise motivated and informed voters.
Quote from: luckybit on October 23, 2014, 01:09:40 amQuoteAlarmed that fewer than one-fourth of voters are showing up for municipal elections, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted Thursday to recommend that the City Council look at using cash prizes to lure a greater number of people to the polls.On a 3-0 vote, the panel said it wanted City Council President Herb Wesson's Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee to seriously consider the use of financial incentives and a random drawing during its elections, possibly as soon as next year.Depending on the source of city funds, the idea could require a ballot measure. Commissioners said they were unsure how big the prizes should be or how many should be offered, saying a pilot program should first be used to test the concept.http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/paying_people_to_vote_proposed_in_lo_angeles.htmlIt does not tell people who to vote for. It does not politically influence voters. It offers an incentive to get voters to cast a vote.Is this legal? Is it ethical?Every such incentive filters the vote. If I want more sports enthusiasts to vote, I'll give away game tickets.If I want more youth vote, I'll give away iTunes, er, PeerTracks.If I want more counter-culture votes I'll give away, ...You get the idea. No it is not ethical to use taxpayer funds to skew the voting demographics.
QuoteAlarmed that fewer than one-fourth of voters are showing up for municipal elections, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted Thursday to recommend that the City Council look at using cash prizes to lure a greater number of people to the polls.On a 3-0 vote, the panel said it wanted City Council President Herb Wesson's Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee to seriously consider the use of financial incentives and a random drawing during its elections, possibly as soon as next year.Depending on the source of city funds, the idea could require a ballot measure. Commissioners said they were unsure how big the prizes should be or how many should be offered, saying a pilot program should first be used to test the concept.http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/08/paying_people_to_vote_proposed_in_lo_angeles.htmlIt does not tell people who to vote for. It does not politically influence voters. It offers an incentive to get voters to cast a vote.Is this legal? Is it ethical?
Alarmed that fewer than one-fourth of voters are showing up for municipal elections, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted Thursday to recommend that the City Council look at using cash prizes to lure a greater number of people to the polls.On a 3-0 vote, the panel said it wanted City Council President Herb Wesson's Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee to seriously consider the use of financial incentives and a random drawing during its elections, possibly as soon as next year.Depending on the source of city funds, the idea could require a ballot measure. Commissioners said they were unsure how big the prizes should be or how many should be offered, saying a pilot program should first be used to test the concept.