I NFORMEDdebate
SAM TROU T
YES
from members:
Kay Haveline
Anchorage, AK
It is important to give
incentives to get people
to educate themselves
and participate in the
democratic process.
Should voting
Bruna Castrini
Boca Raton, FL
It will give people
more incentive,
especially in the
lower income
bracket.
be encouraged
through lotteries?
A proposal in Arizona to award $1 million in every
general election to one lucky resident chosen by lottery,
simply for voting, has qualified for the November ballot.
According to this plan, after the general election one
voter would be randomly chosen and awarded $1 million
from the unclaimed prize fund of the Arizona Lottery.
Supporters of this plan say that a lottery will dramatically
increase voter turnout, thus encouraging more people to
get involved in the democratic process. Opponents insist
that rewarding people for voting is wrong and that it
encourages voting for all the wrong reasons. Should voters
be lured to the polls by the chance of striking it rich? What
do you think?
Susan Kohen
Newton, MA
It would encourage more
people to vote, which is
important. The impetus
[money] is of lesser
importance.
NO
from members:
Dino Guevara
San Leandro, CA
I believe that voting
is a duty and should
not be financially
rewarded.
Find out more about this topic on the Web:
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684331/posts
www.azcentral.com/news/election/
Alice Janisch
St. Louis, MO
We should vote
because we want to
voice our opinions,
not to have a chance
to be lucky.
Jonathan Flynn
Eagan, MN
By making the voting
process a game show,
you get people to
vote, simply to put an
X in a box and not
contemplate the consequences.
