vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months ago'Easy money': Trump backer Elon Musk claims PAC will pay $47 for swing state voter informationwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down16
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-link'Easy money': Trump backer Elon Musk claims PAC will pay $47 for swing state voter informationwww.cnbc.comvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squaresfbing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoIf I lived in one of those states, is there anything to keep me from signing in, collecting the money, and vote Dems anyway?
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·2 months agoNothing except the realization that Elon isn’t going to cut anyone a check.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThat’d be a contract violation and could be class actioned.
minus-squareRonnieB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoNo, you can’t pay someone to vote a certain way.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoOh you definitely can’t - but Elon is offering compensation for a petition… if he fails to properly compensate petitioners he absolutely could be brought a class action or individual small claims for contract violation.
minus-squareRonnieB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoOh I misunderstood what you meant, my mistake. Yep, you’re right.
If I lived in one of those states, is there anything to keep me from signing in, collecting the money, and vote Dems anyway?
Nothing except the realization that Elon isn’t going to cut anyone a check.
That’d be a contract violation and could be class actioned.
No, you can’t pay someone to vote a certain way.
Oh you definitely can’t - but Elon is offering compensation for a petition… if he fails to properly compensate petitioners he absolutely could be brought a class action or individual small claims for contract violation.
Oh I misunderstood what you meant, my mistake. Yep, you’re right.
No worries!
nope you don’t have to do shit