Cash Prizes Offered To Voters In Los Angeles

In The Young Turks on YouTube by Hlarson1 Comment

 

“In Los Angeles, as in many cities, voter turnout for local elections tends to be pathetic. In 2013, only16% of registered voters weighed in on an election that would help determine the city council, mayor, school board, and a potential tax increase. In other words, 84% of registered voters didn’t bother to vote. And the number of potential voters is much higher, of course, since plenty of eligible voters aren’t registered.

The results of a special school board election held earlier this week in L.A. were even more embarrassing: As few as 8% of voters actually voted.

To get people more involved—and prevent further embarrassment—the city is now considering a pilot program that would use lottery-type cash prizes as enticement to get locals to participate in elections…” *

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) discuss.

*Read more here from http://time.com/money/3117303/vote-lottery-cash-prizes/

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