It used to be, if you needed to pad your vote totals, you’d ask your supporters to vote early and often, even if they were deceased. But Democrats in upstate New York have an innovative new plan:

Monroe County Democrats have teamed up with High Falls Brewery to offer two free 2-ounce beers to those who register to vote at the festival. Then the new voter can go into a real voting booth and pick the brew they liked the most.

Of course, the plan has some flaws. Because they’re not handing out beer on election day, the Democrats won’t be picking up more than the usual number of accidental votes from an inebriated electorate. Plus, four ounces of beer won’t exactly get you lit up like the Mets bullpen anyway, so what’s the point? Maybe they’re just trying to condition voters to strap on a buzz before heading to the polls. As I can personally attest, the Democratic platform does seem a little more reasonable when viewed through the haze of stupefying drunkenness.

Now, if only they combined this with the butterfly ballot, then they might be on to something...