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  • To up voter turnout, give away $1 million

    11/01/2006 2:29:43 PM PST · by presidio9 · 19 replies · 377+ views
    New York Daily News ^ | 11/01/06 | Michael Driscoll
    What if on Election Day you could not only help the candidate of your choice - be it Eliot Spitzer, Jeanine Pirro or Hillary Clinton - win elected office, but win a cool million yourself? Well, on Nov. 7, voters in Arizona will be deciding whether their state should set up a lottery giving one lucky voter $1 million just for casting a ballot. New York needs some of the same fresh thinking. Our 2002 midterm election drew just 46% of eligible voters, putting us 39th in the nation in turnout. Meanwhile, 75% of state residents play the lottery every...