STRS Election - This Centerville Schools (near Dayton) OEA local wouldn't do this, would they?

From John Curry

March 26, 2022

From donuts to Dollars? 

This is what I am told the Centerville City Schools OEA local is offering for votes. I call it Dollars for Desperation! If this isn't illegal it is unethical. I wonder if these $25 prizes are coming out of dues money? A Centerville teacher sent this to me. It was emailed out to all teachers in this system! I wonder if they checked the law (immediately below) out first?

18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting

U.S. Code

Notes

Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and

Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote —

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)