Local Democratic Party & Social Justice Group Offer Hotdogs As Reward For Voting, Raising Concerns Of Violations Of TN Election Codes
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The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] –
According to sources, Chattanooga Moms for Social Justice in partnership with the Hamilton County Democratic Party advertised an event called Cookout the Vote which raised concerns that the organizations may be violating a 2020 Tennessee code that prohibits bribing voters.
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The event was scheduled for the evening of Thursday, July 28th, at Brainerd Recreational Center in Chattanooga, TN. The original post that was later deleted (but archived here) contained an image with the following text:
Early Vote and Get Dinner On Us!
Join the Chattanooga Moms for Social Justice and the Hamilton County Democratic Party to COOKOUT THE VOTE!
Bring your “I voted” sticker (or just tell us you voted – we’ll believe you!) and get a free hot dog and chips!
Citizens of Hamilton County who saw the post on social media wondered if it was legal to feed voters as a reward for voting and have reported it to the FBI. Lauren Topping, attorney for the Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, was also contacted and confirmed that it was a criminal matter and that it needed to be reported to the local District Attorney.
Our sources confirm that an email was also sent to Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office and he responded with the statues and advised concerned citizens to contact the FBI and the DA.
The event was later labeled as a community cookout by both the Hamilton County Democratic Party and Moms for Social Justice (MSJ.)
Chattanooga Moms for Social Justice, depending on their non-profit designation status, may engage in political campaigns (provided that such activities are not the organization’s primary activity) or be banned from it completely. However, regardless of their non-profit status, they are still banned from bribing voters. Violating this prohibition may result in revocation of their tax-exempt status.
The Tennessee Conservative is awaiting confirmation of their non-profit designation status and will update as the information becomes available.
The group has several social media posts supporting Jill Black for school board in district 11 who is running as a Democrat.
A look at their Facebook page clearly shows their bias.
About the Author: Paula Gomes is a Tennessee resident and reporter for The Tennessee Conservative. You can reach Paula at paula@tennesseeconservativenews.com.
lol Moms for Social Justice is a 501c4. DO YOUR RESEARCH.
I would take a Hot Dog and cast my vote against all Democrats.
How is giving people at the polls, bribing? It even says you don’t have to have a sticker. It’s one thing to actually bribe someone, this was no different than Matt Hullander grilling out at the Election Commission this May. Why are we trying to discourage civic engagement?
BUYING votes, regardless of Party and when they “voted” is BRIBING, you idiot!
It’s hard to bribe people if they haven’t voted or after the fact. Have you ever been to a voting location around elections? People are fed all the time 😂
I see you’re sensitive and in your feels cancer boy. I hope you work through that safely. I’m sure you can call someone In the government to exercise some overreach to accommodate your feelings if necessary just like the girls in the article tried to do.
For those who don’t like the feds y’all sure do call them when you’re upset. Lol