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Yes.
An election day get-out-the-vote campaign that advertised free food and drink to voters was canceled after a prosecutor said the campaign might violate Wisconsin law on election bribery.
In a social media post on the afternoon of April 2, 2024, We All Rise African American Resource Center said an effort by it and other groups in Green Bay to offer “free food and beverages” and a “free open bar” to voters that day was canceled.
Also advertised were cash prizes of up to $1,000 for “social media influencers” who got voters to the polls.
The post included an April 2 letter from Brown County District Attorney David Lasee to the groups.
“I would strongly encourage” that the influencer incentive be stopped, the letter said, and offering anything of value based on whether someone votes “would violate the law.”
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Sources
Google Docs: We All Rise African American Resource Center Facebook post 4/2/24
Fox 11 News: Brown County D.A. deems ‘get out the vote’ effort illegal
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