Paying People to Vote

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Paying People to Vote

Should people be rewarded for doing their civic duty? Many ideas have been floated in an attempt to stem declining voter turnout. This fall, Arizona voters decide whether a plan to pay one lucky voter one million dollars is a brilliant...

Should people be rewarded for doing their civic duty? Many ideas have been floated in an attempt to stem declining voter turnout. This fall, Arizona voters decide whether a plan to pay one lucky voter one million dollars is a brilliant strategy to encourage voter participation or a bad idea helping erode democracy.

Guests

Curtis Gans

Director, Center for the Study of the American Electorate, American University

Rob Richie

Executive Director, Center for Voting and Democracy

Mark Osterloh

Chairman, Arizonans for Voter Rewards; former gubernatorial candidate (2002); opthamologist and attorney

Related Links

Center for Voting and Democracy
Center for the Study of the American Electorate
Electionline.org

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