Bob Ehrlich Tries To Buy Votes — Literally

1:04 pm EST October 7th, 2006 | News | 1 Comment

And now he’s in trouble for it.

Maryland election officials have referred to a state prosecutor a complaint about a fundraising solicitation from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. that included real dollar bills, saying the matter warrants further investigation into whether he violated election laws.

In a mailing last week, Ehrlich (R) wrote that he had “taken the extraordinary step of sending . . . a real dollar bill” and asked potential donors to return it along with a contribution of $25 or more for his reelection campaign.

Elections officials said the tactic raises two potential problems. In Maryland, it is illegal to give people money to garner their vote. And the law requires campaign expenditures to be made by check. Under the law, the dollar bills could be construed as cash expenditures.

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One Response to “Bob Ehrlich Tries To Buy Votes — Literally”

  1. buma says:
    October 7, 2006 at 3:28 pm

    surely jay or dugger will offer a fine reson why it’s OK that Ehrlich has done this.