It will be a sad day when we have to pay people to vote
KAMLOOPS — SPECULATION CONTINUES that the turnout for this civic election will be somewhere between lousy and dismal.
Kamloops council candidate Gerald Watson thinks turnout could be improved if voters received a $20 credit against city utilities or recreation services. “A small financial incentive,” as he calls it.
It will be a sad day when we have to start paying people to exercise their democratic privilege of voting.
Besides, there’s no guarantee people who voted in return for a $20 credit would be informed voters. At worst, it could seriously mess with the results. But at least Watson is trying to be creative.