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

Thu Feb 5 07:46:48 PST 2015

I don't think that's correct---at least not how this has been 
interpreted in CA.

On 2/5/2015 7:37 AM, John Tanner wrote:
> What seemed odd to me is that the person accepting money can be 
> prosecuted but not the person giving the money — at least as I skimmed 
> the code.  Prosecuting poor folks and not rich folks.
>
>> On Feb 5, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu 
>> <mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu>> wrote:
>>
>> 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 
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>>>>
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>>>>
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