[EL] Legality of Voting Incentives

Thu Oct 4 13:47:59 PDT 2012

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Jim Bopp

In a message dated 10/4/2012 4:35:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
korbellaw at hotmail.com writes:

My friend Professor Gaddie is not exactly saying  it right.  It is absurd 
to say that one gets credit for  going to football games at Okla.   Actually 
most who attend Okla or  any other Big 12 school are there not for the 
degree but to get the best deal  on tickets.  

And that is at is it should be.  In the  Big 12 there is a requirement that 
the head football coach be paid at  least 1.5 million or twice as much as 
the university president which ever  is greater.  And to boot I cannot 
imagine a steakhouse in Oklahoma where  the Coach would have to pay for his 
dinner, drinks or  cigars. 

.

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From: rkgaddie at ou.edu
To: BSmith at law.capital.edu;  law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 19:09:36  +0000
Subject: Re: [EL] Legality of Voting Incentives

LOL

No,  no, you pay more for tickets than tuition. ;)

"We want to have a  university our football team can be proud of." George 
Lynn Cross, former  president, the University of Oklahoma

Ronald Keith Gaddie, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science
Editor, Social Science Quarterly
The University of Oklahoma
455 West Lindsey Street,  Room 222
Norman, OK  73019-2001
Phone 405-325-4989
Fax  405-325-0718
E-mail:  rkgaddie at ou.edu
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/G/Ronald.K.Gaddie-1
http://socialsciencequarterly.org

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From: Smith, Brad [BSmith at law.capital.edu]
Sent:  Thursday, October 04, 2012 11:56 AM
To: Gaddie, Ronald K.;  law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
Subject: RE: Legality of  Voting Incentives

Mr.  Gaddie writes: “Why not reward them for going to a football game?” 
I  thought that was the policy at Oklahoma. ;-) 

Bradley  A. Smith 
Josiah  H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault  
Professor  of Law 
Capital  University Law School 
303  East Broad Street 
Columbus,  OH 43215 
(614)  236-6317 
_bsmith at law.capital.edu_ (mailto:bsmith at law.capital.edu)  
_http://www.law.capital.edu/faculty/bios/bsmith.asp_ 
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From:  law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu  
[mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of  Gaddie, Ronald K.
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 12:05  PM
To: Primo, David; law-election at uci.edu
Subject: Re:  [EL] Legality of Voting Incentives

Sounds  unethical. The instructor is encouraging behaviors that s/he 
personally  values, and rewarding people on their evaluation in the class.  Is 
voting  part of the syllabus? Is it necessary to master the material?  Why not  
reward them for going to a football game? Or supporting certain charities? 
Or  supporting your charity? 

I love voting. But this example bothers me  because the faculty member has 
departed from their charge and  obligation. 

Ronald  Keith Gaddie, Ph.D.

Professor  of Political Science

Editor, Social  Science Quarterly

The  University of Oklahoma
455 West Lindsey Street, Room 222
Norman,  OK  73019-2001
Phone 405-325-4989
Fax 405-325-0718

E-mail:  _rkgaddie at ou.edu_ (mailto:rkgaddie at ou.edu) 
_http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/G/Ronald.K.Gaddie-1_ 
(http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/G/Ronald.K.Gaddie-1) 
_http://socialsciencequarterly.org_ (http://socialsciencequarterly.org/) 

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From:  law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu  
[law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] on behalf of Primo, David  
[david.primo at rochester.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:58  AM
To: law-election at uci.edu
Subject: [EL] Legality of  Voting Incentives

A question for the  list:  I recall in 2008 Starbucks and other companies 
were smacked down  when they attempted to give free products on Election Day 
to anybody who said  that they voted, as they seemed to be running afoul of 
federal laws regarding  incentives for voting in federal elections.   
But what about this  real-world scenario that a colleague at another school 
relayed:  A  faculty member has a policy of awarding an entire class extra 
credit if more  than half of the class votes.  Is this an illegal 
inducement?  Does  it matter that the reward is not tied to individual behavior but 
rather to  collective behavior, so that you can get the extra credit even if 
you choose  to free ride? 
Dave 
David M. Primo 
Ani and Mark Gabrellian  Professor 
Associate Professor of  Political Science and Business Administration 
Director of Graduate Studies,  Political Science 
University of  Rochester 
Harkness Hall 318 (Political  Science Dept.) 
Rochester, NY  14627-0146 
585.273.4779 
Fax:   585.271.1616 
_david.primo at rochester.edu_ (mailto:david.primo at rochester.edu)  
_http://www.rochester.edu/College/PSC/primo_ 
(http://www.rochester.edu/College/PSC/primo)  

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