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Election Reform

99th_Monkey

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5. cool dat ~nt~

Reply to ffr (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 08:32 PM

Nov 2014

ditto.

I like your idea, as it's the first time I'd heard of that approach. I like how it turns the $incentive$
around, to benefit actual people and not faceless heartless corporations.

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Poll tax: Incentivizing civic participation in elections [View all] ffr Nov 2014 OP

Why not just have Federal requirement that ALL elections are Vote-by-Mail? 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #1

While true, it doesn't carry the same financial reward/sting to it. ffr Nov 2014 #2

cool dat ~nt~ 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #5

Only problem is, the opposition wants fewer people to vote, not more. nt truebluegreen Nov 2014 #3

IMO, you have to start somewhere. And keep hammering away at it ffr Nov 2014 #4