Bryon Tau for the WSJ: Some of America’s largest corporations have finally gotten the memo that election-season giveaways requiring proof of voting are actually illegal under federal law.It’s an issue that recurs with every election: Companies ranging from national brands… Continue reading

Interesting twist on the perennial problem of offering inducements for voting.

SD Union Tribune: The campaign supporting Proposition 6, the November ballot measure to repeal a California gas-tax increase, on Sunday promoted a statewide event sure to be popular — a drawing for a free tank of gas for those who… Continue reading

Clark.com: Much has been made recently about the good deed being offered by two of America’s most popular ridesharing services. Uber and Lyft have both announced that they are going to give voters in the midterm elections rides to the… Continue reading

Billy Penn: While the locally owned coffee chain’s altruism is admirable, it’s also illegal under federal law. “In elections in which federal candidates are on the ballot, no one can offer any kind of benefit or reward for voting,” UC… Continue reading

Daily Camera reports. The no-no would be if it was intended to get someone to vote one way or another. In federal elections, goodies for turnout would be clearly illegal.  

Ew. I prefer the illegal ice cream.

NYT reports.

Buffalo News: Sometimes, an election vote that is supposed to be secret really isn’t secret at all. That is what happened last Tuesday, when members of Seneca Nation elected every candidate sponsored by the Seneca Party, according to critics of… Continue reading