The Voter Lottery

People Fixing the World - Podcast tekijän mukaan BBC World Service - Tiistaisin

Voter turnout is a problem around the world, particularly in local elections. But a small group of academics and activists in the US are experimenting with a new way of getting people to turn up and put their cross in a box – a lottery. Every voter is entered and one lucky winner gets a big cash prize. World Hacks investigates whether it works.Presenter: Kathleen Hawkins Reporter: Gemma Newby Producer: Tom CollsImage caption: Lottery balls about to be drawn, Image credit: Thomas Samson / Stringer / Getty Images

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