ZeroCool@piefed.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoElon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board saysapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down13 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board saysapnews.comZeroCool@piefed.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square30fedilink cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareTigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 days agoBut it’s only a bribe if he actually paid anyone. I heard all checks bounced.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 days ago Wisconsin’s election bribery statute, which makes it illegal to offer “anything of value” to induce someone to vote, not vote, or support a candidate. https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-broken-election-laws-possible-outcomes-12198703 Feel free to look up other sources or the actual statute.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoBingo. Almost everywhere the offer is illegal the act is a separate and distinct crime.
minus-squareTigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoFuck. Can’t do anything these days anymore. Really stupid being corrupt has to be so public these days.
But it’s only a bribe if he actually paid anyone. I heard all checks bounced.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-broken-election-laws-possible-outcomes-12198703
Feel free to look up other sources or the actual statute.
Bingo. Almost everywhere the offer is illegal the act is a separate and distinct crime.
Fuck. Can’t do anything these days anymore. Really stupid being corrupt has to be so public these days.