Vote in Arizona, Win $1,000,000 (Maybe)

Arizona opthamologist and activist Mark Osterloh proposes to increase voter participation, by having the state provide $1 million prize to a randomly selected voter in every general election. According to this AP report: “Osterloh’s initiative, the first initiative to be certified by Arizona election officials for the November general election ballot, would use unclaimed Arizona Lottery prize money to provide a $1 million reward to one randomly selected voter after each general election. A voter would get one entry in the drawing for voting in either the primary or general election or two if voting both times.” There’s reportedly some difference of opinion as to whether such an inducement is consistent with federal law.

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