On Oct 21, 2005, at 7:40 AM, Michael Libby wrote:
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
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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]
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Am I missing something?
Merely promising a position doesn't constitute a violation per se.
It's a violation only if Cherryhomes is promised the position in
return for her vote (or for refraining from voting).
Rick Mons
Shoreview - Tanglewood Area
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