On 10/21/05, Shawn Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After the mayoral forum last night at the Mpls Urban League, > two different attendees informed me that if Peter McLaughlin > wins the election, He will make former City Council > President, Jackie Cherryhomes, his new Chief of Staff. I > don't know if this true or not?
Isn't it a felony for a candidate to promise specific individuals staff positions prior to an election? From http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/211B/13.html _____ 211B.13 Bribery, treating, and solicitation. Subdivision 1. Bribery, advancing money, and treating prohibited. A person who willfully, *directly or indirectly*, advances, pays, gives, promises, or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment, or other thing of monetary value, or who offers, promises, or endeavors to obtain any money, *position*, *appointment*, *employment*, or other valuable consideration, to or for a person, in order to induce a voter to refrain from voting, or to vote in a particular way, at an election, is guilty of a felony. This section does not prevent a candidate from stating publicly preference for or support of another candidate to be voted for at the same primary or election. Refreshments of food or nonalcoholic beverages of nominal value consumed on the premises at a private gathering or public meeting are not prohibited under this section. [emphasis added] _____ Am I missing something? -Michael Libby, Cleveland neighborhood, North Minneapolis.
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