Arizona plan offers chance to cast a vote, win a million

Arizona plan offers chance to cast a vote, win a million: "11-04) 04:00 PST Phoenix -- It has been called 'electoral Powerball'' by the New York Times, a 'tawdry idea'' by USA Today and 'a wretched abomination' by the Arizona Republic, but if Arizona voters pass Proposition 200 on Tuesday, one of those voters will win $1 million for casting a ballot.

Prop. 200 would authorize the nation's first-ever ballot box lottery, in which a $1 million prize will go to one randomly selected Arizona voter.

The measure is the brainchild of Mark Osterloh, a 54-year-old Tucson attorney and ophthalmologist who has made a specialty of challenging Arizona voters with cutting-edge initiatives.

Osterloh said he thought this one up as he was riding his bike across the state during his unsuccessful 2002 campaign for governor, pondering ways to increase turnout for state elections."

MY BETTER IDEA. Instead of a cash award to one voter, how about waiving a voters taxes for that year, say one winner per county, or 500,000 people. An invitation to join our deocracy.