To incur a cost to participate in an activity; especially, in a corrupt way.: <!--election campaign spending examples: whether vote-buying or just massive ad-buying-->
#* {{quote-book |en |year=1986 |author=United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |authorlink=United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |chapter= |title=The Transformation in American Politics: Implications for Federalism |publisher=United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |page=246-247 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4pSHAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA247&dq=%22gotta+pay+to+play%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0#v=onepage&q=%22gotta%20pay%20to%20play%22&f=false |passage=Whether or not the father of our country was prone to campaign overkill , the above points up the fact that running for public office has long required the expenditure of resources. Although the use of libations has largely given way to the use of television as a means of capturing votes, the principle remains the same: You gotta pay to play. Nonetheless, as Tables 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3 illustrate, one component of the campaign money game does change with each election—the price tag keeps getting larger.
... vote buying , and dishonesty of the election officials were very common in 19th century America , but only a few ... early American variety . In the 1844 elections in New York city , the turnout was declared to be 135 percent ...
This title was first published in 2001. Rigging elections in favour of those in power has become a common practice in Bangladesh. Muhammad Yeahia Akhter focuses on the significance of elections in this ostensibly democratic state and portrays how electoral corruption has damaged the process of democratic consolidation. The author reveals the failure of both civilian and military governments to obtain democratic legitimacy and/or credibility through free and fair elections. The study examines the relatively democratic, but largely non-transparent nature of electioneering under non-partisan caretaker governments. The study provides a source of understanding of fair electoral process for the politicians and electoral officials in Bangladesh and other democratizing polities. It provides valuab
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