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So, the Commission recently

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put out some guidance

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to voters about betting

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on the outcomes of elections.

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What did that say?

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The guidance we sent out

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to voters basically summarized

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what has been Wisconsin law

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since about 1849

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which is

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you cannot bet on an election

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and vote in that election.

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How could betting on

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the outcome warp the process

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even tip the outcome?

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There's a few ways it could.

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I mean, one of which is

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sort of on the

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very personal level.

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You are no longer voting for

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the person you think

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would be best in the position.

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You're now voting for someone

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who can line your pockets.

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And that's a corruption

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of the process

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on a very individual level.

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In theory, you could have people

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within a campaign

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go out to place bets

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to try to tilt

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the prediction markets

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to create a false sense

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of momentum

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or antipathy towards

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a given candidate.