vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month 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 · 1 month agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squaresfbing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 month 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-up41arrow-down1·1 month agoNothing except the realization that Elon isn’t going to cut anyone a check.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThat’d be a contract violation and could be class actioned.
minus-squareRonnieB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoNo, you can’t pay someone to vote a certain way.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month 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