Vote-buying was still openly visible in 1987, when one reporter saw man handing out a fistful of $5 and $10 bills near a polling place while “floaters,” or people willing to sell their votes ...

You knew it was coming. This week's Mike Mount cartoon is about that controversial Missing Middle vote last week. Tired of reading about it? Well, might want to steel yourself this week, as ARLnow ...

With another electoral exercise approaching, warnings are again being aired by the Commission on Elections against vote buying. The Comelec reminder is meant not just for candidates in the ...

I see vote-buying as a violation of the rights of Americans because it intentionally nullifies and sullies the election’s democratic purpose. It deserves to stay illegal. Paul Burgholzer ...

Some scholars propose an equity rationale for banning direct vote-buying: Poor people are more likely to sell their votes, so elections will be skewed in favor of the wealthy. Others contend that ...