Democratic Alderman Leslie Hairston of Chicago’s Fifth Ward is under fire after she offered her Facebook followers the chance to win prizes if they voted.
Hairston’s Facebook post told Fifth Ward residents they could win raffle prizes–including Walgreens, Starbucks, and Potbelly gift cards–if they went to the polls on November 4.
““Vote–you’re eligible no matter the candidate,” the Facebook post read. “Then put their name and contact information on the back of their voter receipt…. And stop by the Fifth Ward office and drop it off.”
Election Attorney Burt Odelson told Chicago Fox News affiliate WFLD that Hairston’s post violated the election code because it constitutes “vote buying.”
“You cannot offer anything–money or anything of value–to entice someone to vote one way or the other, or just to vote,” Odelson said.
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