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I wonder if the entire race could be won by offering an incentive of sorts. Say a $50 Amazon gift card for every (new) voter who sends a pic of their vote recei

by 12xo 7y ago

I wonder if the entire race could be won by offering an incentive of sorts. Say a $50 Amazon gift card for every (new) voter who sends a pic of their vote receipt or something... Granted its a lot of money, but so is gifting billions to the media conglomerates for more (useless) ads...

tomjakubowski 7y ago
Secret ballots prevent that kind of attack. Everywhere I have voted in the US, at least, doesn't include ballot selections on the receipt.
- zelly 7y ago
  I saw someone recording a video of themselves selecting the choices on the voting kiosk. No one is going to stop you from doing that, nor would it be practical to try.
  - cmcd 7y ago
    Pretty sure that is illegal, wouldn't be a major complication to add a metal detector outside voting booths.
    - zelly 7y ago
      That would be considered voter suppression by lots of people. Also very expensive.
- ninkendo 7y ago
  Who cares? Just set up kiosks and give gift cards to anyone that votes. Pick the key districts (i.e. where people are likely to vote D but have low turnout) and you could easily push the electoral college over the tipping point for a few billion.
zelly 7y ago
It's entirely possible. Make a publicly facing form on darknet to send in your vote receipt along with your full name, SSN, voter registration number, etc. (cross referenced against leaked databases) to prevent double dipping and spoofing. Send over $50 of Bitcoin (better yet Monero) on verification. Literally no one can stop this.
brightstep 7y ago
In many states it is illegal to share a photo of your ballot.
12xo 7y ago
I am not even thinking it should be clandestine. You could literally set up kiosks outside of voting areas and as people come out, and they show you their ballet stub, you give them a gift card. The volume of young people,minorities and poor who would vote for a little cash is enough to push the ballot towards the Democrat. Its not prejudice, just a fact that there are more people who lean left than right, but most of them do not vote.If they did, the entire landscape of Washington would change and in states like Kentucky it would shift the entire balance of power.
empath75 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_money https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_money

by 12xo 7y ago

tomjakubowski 7y ago

Secret ballots prevent that kind of attack. Everywhere I have voted in the US, at least, doesn't include ballot selections on the receipt.

zelly 7y ago
I saw someone recording a video of themselves selecting the choices on the voting kiosk. No one is going to stop you from doing that, nor would it be practical to try.
- cmcd 7y ago
  Pretty sure that is illegal, wouldn't be a major complication to add a metal detector outside voting booths.
  - zelly 7y ago
    That would be considered voter suppression by lots of people. Also very expensive.
ninkendo 7y ago
Who cares? Just set up kiosks and give gift cards to anyone that votes. Pick the key districts (i.e. where people are likely to vote D but have low turnout) and you could easily push the electoral college over the tipping point for a few billion.

zelly 7y ago

It's entirely possible. Make a publicly facing form on darknet to send in your vote receipt along with your full name, SSN, voter registration number, etc. (cross referenced against leaked databases) to prevent double dipping and spoofing. Send over $50 of Bitcoin (better yet Monero) on verification. Literally no one can stop this.

brightstep 7y ago

In many states it is illegal to share a photo of your ballot.

12xo 7y ago

I am not even thinking it should be clandestine. You could literally set up kiosks outside of voting areas and as people come out, and they show you their ballet stub, you give them a gift card. The volume of young people,minorities and poor who would vote for a little cash is enough to push the ballot towards the Democrat. Its not prejudice, just a fact that there are more people who lean left than right, but most of them do not vote.If they did, the entire landscape of Washington would change and in states like Kentucky it would shift the entire balance of power.

empath75 7y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_money https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_money