[EL] LEGAL?? Fwd: BYOB (Bring Your Own Ballot) Mailbox Party at 8 th and Broadway This Monday

[Rick Hasen]

Payments for turnout (but not for outcomes) are indeed legal in 
California, but not if federal candidates are on the ballot. Some other 
states have similar rules.  Here's an article of mine analyzing various 
approaches to prevent vote buying:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=257564


On 2/5/2015 7:24 AM, John Tanner wrote:
> It looks as if an offer of a thing of value (I presume the wrist band 
> gets you free drinks at the party) in return for voting (depositing 
> your mail ballot).  It doesn’t look as if you have to show for whom 
> you vote.  A quick look at the CA code seems to show that it is 
> illegal to receive a thing of value for voting but not to offer value 
> for voting: the offer of  $ or whatever must be to vote for a 
> particular person.  That seems strange and wrongheaded to me.
>> On Feb 5, 2015, at 12:03 AM, David A. Holtzman <David at holtzmanlaw.com 
>> <mailto:David at holtzmanlaw.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello EL,
>> Voting has started in several city elections in L.A. County.
>> Please see underlined "exclusive wristband" text below (my underlining).
>> Opinions?
>>   - dah
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: 	BYOB (Bring Your Own Ballot) Mailbox Party at 8 th and 
>> Broadway This Monday
>> Date: 	Thu, 05 Feb 2015 01:06:06 +0000
>> From: 	José Huizar<jose at josehuizar2015.com>
>> To: 	dh at lavotefire.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   *Pump Up the Vote
>>   @ The Ace Hotel
>>   hosted by BLVD745*
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Calling all DTLA Jose Huizar Permanent Absentee Voters! You're going 
>> to drop you ballot in the mail anyway, why not do it and meet up with 
>> like-minded #TeamHuizar supporters and enjoy an evening at the Ace 
>> Hotel after you put your ballot in the mailbox!_Meet us__at the 
>> mailbox on the __*corner of 8th and Broadway*__ on __*Monday, Feb 9th 
>> at 5:00 pm*__ to turn in your Mail Ballot and get 
>> an exclusive wristband to join us at the after party!_
>>  THANK YOU for doing your civic duty!
>>
>>
>> The after party will be*@ the Ace Hotel Rooftop*hosted by Nico 
>> Rusconi and Jon Blanchard of BLVD745.
>>
>> Come meet*Councilmember José Huizar*@ the Ace and celebrate the 
>> future of Downtown Los Angeles!
>>
>> Still need to*register to vote*? No problem, RSVP and come to the 
>> After Party where #TeamHuizar will help you register!
>>
>>
>>     RSVPtojosehuizar2015 at gmail.com
>>     or clickHERE
>>     <http://www.josehuizar2015.com/pump_up_the_vote?e=8b29b06c9b168ebf406e003a59e5775a&utm_source=josehuizar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ace_event_dtla&n=1>
>>
>> ACE_FLYER_INVITE_FINAL-011.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>> Paid for by Huizar for L.A. City Council 2015 | FPPC ID#: 1360239
>> 777 S. Figueroa, Suite 4050 LA, CA 90017
>> Additional information available at ethics.lacity.org 
>> <http://www.josehuizar2015.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fethics.lacity.org%2F&utm_campaign=ace_event_dtla&n=2&e=8b29b06c9b168ebf406e003a59e5775a&utm_source=josehuizar&utm_medium=email>
>>
>> http://www.josehuizar2015.com/ 
>> <http://www.josehuizar2015.com/?e=8b29b06c9b168ebf406e003a59e5775a&utm_source=josehuizar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ace_event_dtla&n=3>
>>
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