“In Los Angeles, as in many cities, voter turnout for local elections tends to be pathetic. In 2013, only16% of registered voters weighed in on an election that would help determine the city council, mayor, school board, and a potential tax increase. In other words, 84% of registered voters didn’t bother to vote. And the number of potential voters is much higher, of course, since plenty of eligible voters aren’t registered.

The results of a special school board election held earlier this week in L.A. were even more embarrassing: As few as 8% of voters actually voted.

To get people more involved—and prevent further embarrassment—the city is now considering a pilot program that would use lottery-type cash prizes as enticement to get locals to participate in elections…” *

Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) discuss.

*Read more here from http://time.com/money/3117303/vote-lottery-cash-prizes/