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Raffle

Have raffle prizes for voting
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The summary pretty much speaks for itself. It might be a solution to the declining voter turnout.
nick_n_uit, Sep 27 2000

votelottery http://www.halfbake...om/idea/votelottery
Or just a big jackpot. [jutta, Sep 27 2000]

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       Good idea, but do we really *want* the votes of a whole bunch of dumbass, white-trash rednecks who show up and vote for any old schmuck just because they can win a prize?
BigThor, Sep 27 2000
  

       And why not? They're citizens too, and they should be represented.
egnor, Sep 27 2000
  

       Whattaya mean Ah cain't get no beer until Ah vote? That's UnUhmerican. Who's the Prezeedent, oh yeah Wayull Ahma votin for the other feller, who's he? Who? I didn't lahk that sumbit's ol' man either. Ah hayull ahll go wit the south yeeeehaaaaw. Ahm a *belch* Tensee Volnteer, Yassuh Ah is. Ah'll be back fo mah beer an' mah raffer ticket. Wha not? Ahs a ciziten an ah shul be repersentedlahk.
thumbwax, Sep 27 2000
  

       Ravenswood: You seem to think that you can only vote for the two major party candidates. There were three or four other parties listed, plus a place where you could vote for parties and candidates not listed. Depending on your philosophy, you're either a) wasting your vote, which if you're a voluntary nonvoter you wouldn't care anyway, or b) helping bring about an interesting situation. Even after the whole recount thing, I would love to see the run for the Presidency to come down to Ren Hoek and Stimpson J. Cat vs. Jean-Luc Picard and Spock, or something of the sort.
nick_n_uit, Jan 21 2001
  

       Ladies and gentlemen, as the ahdea - as proposed - contains nary a provision as to whear the raffle monies would come from, ahm afraid I haff to vote agin it.
phoenix, Feb 27 2002
  
      
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