Throw a Party on Election Night; Make it a Big To-Do

   If you would have a nice voter turnout, throw a party. Make election night a festival. Bring in bands, and comedians and whatever.
   And, of course, don't forget the candidates. Let this be their grand finale, their moment to pull out all the stops, their chance to speak to their largest audiences. If there have been debates, let this be the biggest debate of all.
   Right there in the park. Right outside the polling place. Give the voters who want to go vote without being hit up by campaigners enough room to get in and out peacefully and free of electioneering, but let all the campaigning possible be convenient to those who want to get a sudden education before stepping into the voting booth.
   Oh, and speaking of booths, don't charge the candidates for their booths. Let them campaign without a price. It would be good if we took money out of the equation when possible. Election without a price is a wonderful concept. Somehow, that we attach a cost for candidate booths doesn't make sense to me.
    So, here we have it, one way to increase voter turnout. The best bands, the best entertainment, and the best of the campaigning. Make election night a big event, a major occasion, a happening the voter isn't going to want to miss.