Xatolos@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoElon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voterswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down114
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voterswww.bbc.comXatolos@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoIf you have to be a registered voter to sign the petition, you’re not paying for someone to register.
minus-squareThunderWhiskers@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoUnless that individual was not already registered and did so explicitly because you offered them the opportunity to make a million dollars.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoThen in that case it wouldn’t be technically against federal election law as I understand it. Offering money or the chance of money to register to vote is the key to being illegal.
If you have to be a registered voter to sign the petition, you’re not paying for someone to register.
Unless that individual was not already registered and did so explicitly because you offered them the opportunity to make a million dollars.
Then in that case it wouldn’t be technically against federal election law as I understand it. Offering money or the chance of money to register to vote is the key to being illegal.