Vote selling?

Hi folks.

I was just wondering, if a person was to put an ad, say on e-Bay, to
sell their vote, would this actually be illegal?

I mean it would short-circuit all these bullshit promises that pollies make.

Get right down to the bare essentials..... how much is a person's vote
worth?

regards,
CrazyCam (the muscle relaxant is working well!)

 

Interesting!

So how about I e-mail Howard directly, asking for a cash offer in
exchange for my (non-core) promise to vote for him?

Do I then need to go to jail?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

On the other hand, minority parties traditionally do some hard negotiating
for their preferences with the major parties. Why is that not illegal then?

Theo

 

Probably because they don't advertise it for all to see on ebay... and
they spend millions of dollars employing lawyers to ensure that whatever
they do is just ever-so-slightly not quite illegal enough to get them in
trouble.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

Because they aren't selling "votes"; they're just directing preferences.
The voters still cast the votes however they wish.

 

If it's not selling, why do they get stuff for their preferences?

Theo

 

Because they're lawyers and good at splitting hairs.

JL

 

did anyone else hear a strange noise?

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

I haven't killfiled you; I just don't understand whatever the language it is
in which you post!

 

Because they're counting on the voters to be stupid, easily directed sheep.

Sadly it's worked 100% of the time so far!

 

JohnO wrote:

Who?