#vote-buying

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Federal law has a sweeping ban on any form of vote-buying. (per 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting)

Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and

Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—

👉 Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)

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Hugo awards vote-buying attempt

Hugo awards organisers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win

The science fiction and fantasy prize says it has culled 377 votes mostly for ‘Finalist A’, who will not be disqualified as there is no proo

That's a $60 membership per vote, damn! Someone has too much money. Maybe they were trying to damage confidence in the awards?

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Ekiti governorship poll: 'APC engaged in vote-buying' - Segun Oni

Ekiti governorship poll: ‘APC engaged in vote-buying’ – Segun Oni

By Henry Ugochukwu, Ado-Ekiti The Segun Oni Campaign Organisaton on Sunday insisted that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, was engaged in vote-buying. The organisation also declared unacceptable the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, Nigeria. It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared the candidate of the All…

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YDP Ex-Chairman Calls On INEC To Curb Vote-Buying Former chairman of the Young Democratic Party (YDP), Nya-Etok Ezekiel, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to urgently address the issue of vote-buying ahead of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria.

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Osun Guber: EFCC Mobilises Against Vote-Buying

Osun Guber: EFCC Mobilises Against Vote-Buying

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has moved in its investigators to track and arrest for prosecution politicians and their agents planning to lure voters with money to win the Osun State Governorship election slated for tomorrow.

The commission, which made the announcement in a statement it sent to newsmen on Friday, also said that it had begun mobilisation of its resources to…

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2019 Elections: Vote-buying: EFCC Kicks

2019 Elections: Vote-buying: EFCC Kicks

Thе Economic аnd Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ѕаid it iѕ tracking financing оf campaign bу political parties, аѕ раrt оf nеw measures tо tackle vote-buying.

Wilson Uwajuren, EFCC spokesman, made thiѕ knоwn in a statement tо journalists in Abuja оn Friday.

Hе ѕаid thе anti-graft agency iѕ оut tо prosecute аnуоnе involved in thе practice оf vote-buying.

Uwajuren ѕаid thоѕе offering financial…

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Vote-buying Has To End – Mahmood Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will arrest and prosecute anyone that engages in vote-buying in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with political parties on Friday in Abuja. He said that the commission would no longer […] https://www.theinfostride.com/2018/09/vote-buying-has-to-end-mahmood-yakubu/

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Vote-Buying, Ballot Snatching, Violence Mars Kogi Bye-Election

Vote-Buying, Ballot Snatching, Violence Mars Kogi Bye-Election

The bye-election to fill the vacant seat in the Lokoja-Kogi Federal Constituency which started on a peaceful note on Saturday was later marred by violence, vote buying and intimidation in Lokoja. Although policemen and other security agents were seen at the police stations, they looked the other way, while thugs terrorised people. A NAN correspondent monitoring the election reported that it was…

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