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[-] dhork@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Except they were careful and never actually said "we will give you money to vote for Harris/against Trump". Paying you to call him a human toilet isn't against that law.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But the law also includes this language:

Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote… or to vote for…

I take that to mean to pay someone to vote, or to vote for someone. And in this case, CAH is definitely paying people to vote.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago

The reward is specifically for people to come up with a plan on how they would vote. The reward isn't technically contingent on someone acting on that plan.

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 27 points 1 month ago

Legally speaking they're not paying people to vote, only to do voting-adjacent tasks which is legal

The Register went into the more detail on the legality of it all

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Thank you. Im glad to be wrong, and it’s good to see someone dissecting this issue.

[-] 314xel@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They're paying people to apologize for not voting last time. What that means is up for the reader. Not the same.

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