Sometimes I wonder if we are targeting the right people. Let's say vote sellers are the drug dealers and the buyers are drug users. Why are we choosing to target the buyers that we think "goes a bit over board" Instead of aiming for the sellers?
There should be a certain responsible as a seller and I think we haven't found a way to make that happen. But sometimes this "fighting" seems endless because we don't aim at the source.
I'm not saying buying votes should be removed, I even use it myself (within certain standards) But instead of teaching the people that buys it through sanctions I would find it much easier to teach the small handful of sellers.
Just my humble opinion.