ZeroCool@piefed.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoElon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board saysapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1270arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk likely broke the law by promising voters $1 million payouts, Wisconsin board saysapnews.comZeroCool@piefed.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square30linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoBut it’s only a bribe if he actually paid anyone. I heard all checks bounced.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month 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-squareTigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoFuck. Can’t do anything these days anymore. Really stupid being corrupt has to be so public these days.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoBingo. Almost everywhere the offer is illegal the act is a separate and distinct crime.
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.
Fuck. Can’t do anything these days anymore. Really stupid being corrupt has to be so public these days.
Bingo. Almost everywhere the offer is illegal the act is a separate and distinct crime.