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Some people trek out to the polls each November motivated mo·ti·vate  
tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates
To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel.



mo
 only by a deeply rooted sense of civic duty. For the rest of you, there are the added blandishments of cold cash and hot sex. At VoteOrNot.org, the guys behind the infamous in·fa·mous  
adj.
1. Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious.

2. Causing or deserving infamy; heinous: an infamous deed.

3. Law
a.
 HotOrNot.com are giving away $100,000 to a lucky registered voter. Votergasm.org hopes to encourage Americans to stuff the box or pull the lever lever, simple machine consisting of a bar supported at some stationary point along its length and used to overcome resistance at a second point by application of force at a third point. The stationary point of a lever is known as its fulcrum.  by eliciting from visitors a pledge to have sex only with other voters--a pledge the site makes easier to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 by helping users organize election night parties.
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