堪萨斯州叫停拉票团体以礼品卡换选票 涉选举贿赂重罪
2026年11月1日披露的消息显示，堪萨斯州总检察长科巴克已于10月31日向拉票团体“堪萨斯蓝茎”发出停止函，要求其立即停止向选民提供与11月3日大选投票挂钩的奖励。事件起因是一名堪萨斯选民反映，一名自称属于该团体的拉票员向其提供一张5美元礼品卡。
科巴克办公室在函件中要求该团体停止一切与投票挂钩的现金、礼品卡或其他奖励，并保存与拉票活动相关的全部记录。堪萨斯州法律把以有价物换取投票的行为列为选举贿赂，属于七级非人身重罪；联邦法律同样禁止在涉及联邦候选人的选举中向选民付费。
科巴克办公室呼吁，任何收到类似现金或礼品卡提议的选民可拨打785-296-2215向总检察长办公室举报。需要说明的是，相关指控目前尚未经法庭裁决，科巴克的公告也未提及针对该团体或其拉票员的刑事指控。
Kansas Orders Group to Stop Offering Gift Cards for Votes in Election Bribery Case
Information disclosed on November 1 shows that Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent a cease-and-desist letter on October 31 to the canvassing group Bluestem Kansas, ordering it to immediately stop offering voters incentives tied to voting in the November 3 general election. The case began when a Kansas voter reported that a canvasser identifying himself as working for the group offered him a $5 gift card.
In the letter, Kobach's office demanded that the group stop all offers of cash, gift cards or other incentives tied to voting, and preserve all records related to its canvassing operations. Kansas law classifies offering something of value in exchange for voting as election bribery, a severity level 7 nonperson felony; federal law likewise prohibits paying voters in elections involving federal candidates.
Kobach's office urged any voter who received a similar offer of cash or gift cards to call the attorney general's office at 785-296-2215. The allegations have not been adjudicated in court, and Kobach's announcement did not identify any criminal charges against the group or its canvassers.
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