One of the key issues with any election is whether the population bothers to show up to the election and vote. In the US voter turn out numbers are anemic.
Luckily some PhD students have determined a simple way to increase voter turnout.
(free punch and pie might help too)
A little humor never hurts. Perhaps in future posts I actually will address voter turnout.
Comic is from: PhD Comics
All About Voting 
If it was only that easy.