BBC新闻| 费城检察官诉马斯克,百万美元选民抽奖或将影响摇摆州局势?

教育   2024-10-29 12:11   广东  

费城检察官起诉埃隆・马斯克及其政治团体 “美国政治行动委员会”(America PAC),指责其在摇摆州向选民提供 100 万美元奖励的行为是 “经营非法彩票”。马斯克一直在积极为唐纳德・特朗普竞选活动助力,宣布在摇摆州随机向选民提供奖金,已有九位获奖者。这一行为遭到民主党反对,被指责试图收买选票,也引起了法律审查。诉讼指责马斯克违反消费者保护法,使用 “欺骗性、模糊或误导性陈述”。检察官要求在总统选举前立即发布禁令,法院已安排周五早上举行听证会。诉讼明确并非指控违反禁止贿选的联邦法律,美国政治行动委员会代表表示可能继续发放奖金,法律专家称该行为是否违反联邦法律存在灰色地带,司法部此前也发信警告可能违法。

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Prosecutors in Philadelphia have sued to stop Elon Musk and his political group America PAC from awarding $1m (£770,092m) to voters in swing states, accusing the billionaire of 'running an illegal lottery'.
费城的检察官已提起诉讼,要求阻止埃隆・马斯克及其政治团体 “美国政治行动委员会” 向摇摆州的选民发放 100 万美元,指责这位亿万富翁 “经营非法彩票”。
America PAC and Musk must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming Presidential Election on November 5,' Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner said in the lawsuit.”
美国政治行动委员会和马斯克必须立即被阻止,在 11 月 5 日即将到来的总统选举之前。” 费城地区检察官劳伦斯・克拉斯纳在诉讼中说。
“The lawsuit comes days after the US justice department warned Musk’s PAC that its $1 million giveaway might violate federal election law.”
在这起诉讼发生的几天前,美国司法部警告马斯克的政治行动委员会,其 100 万美元的赠送活动可能违反联邦选举法。
Musk, who has been aggressively campaigning for Donald Trump, has said voters who want to be eligible for the prizes do not need to register as Republicans or vote. As part of that effort, Musk announced in October that he would randomly award a $1m prize to people in battleground states - Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan and North Carolina - every day until 5 November. 
一直在积极为唐纳德・特朗普竞选活动助力的马斯克表示,想要有资格获得奖金的选民不需要登记为共和党人或投票。作为这项努力的一部分,马斯克在 10 月份宣布,他将在 11 月 5 日之前每天随机向宾夕法尼亚州、佐治亚州、内华达州、亚利桑那州、威斯康星州、密歇根州和北卡罗来纳州等战场州的人们颁发 100 万美元奖金。
To be eligible to win, the giveaway requires registered voters to release personal identifying information, like addresses and phone numbers. They are also required to sign a pledge that says they support the US Constitution. So far, nine $1m-prize winners have been announced, the latest a man from Michigan. Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump, whom Musk supports, remain locked in tight races in the battleground states.”
要想有资格获胜,这个赠送活动要求登记选民提供个人身份信息,如地址和电话号码。他们还被要求签署一份承诺,表示他们支持美国宪法。到目前为止,已经宣布了九位 100 万美元奖金的获奖者,最新的一位是来自密歇根州的男子。副总统卡玛拉・哈里斯和马斯克支持的特朗普在战场州的竞争仍然十分激烈。
Musk's move has been met with swift backlash from Democrats who are accusing him of attempting to buy votes, and has also drawn legal scrutiny. 'America PAC and Musk are lulling Philadelphia citizens... to give up their personal identifying information and make a political pledge in exchange for the chance to win $1 million,' according to the district attorney's lawsuit filed on Monday. 'That is a lottery. And it is indisputably an unlawful lottery.'”
马斯克的举动遭到了民主党人的迅速反对,他们指责他试图收买选票,也引起了法律审查。“美国政治行动委员会和马斯克正在哄骗费城公民…… 放弃他们的个人身份信息并做出政治承诺,以换取赢得 100 万美元的机会。” 根据地区检察官周一提起的诉讼。“这是一个彩票。而且这无疑是一个非法彩票。”
“The lawsuit also accuses Musk of violating consumer protection laws by deploying 'deceptive, vague or misleading statements' that could create confusion. District Attorney Krasner has asked for an immediate injunction before the presidential election because, he says, the'scheme' was hatched to 'influence voters'. A court hearing on Mr Krasner’s request for a preliminary injunction has been set for Friday morning in Philadelphia - three days before election day.”
该诉讼还指责马斯克违反消费者保护法,使用 “欺骗性、模糊或误导性陈述”,可能会造成混乱。地区检察官克拉斯纳要求在总统选举前立即发布禁令,因为他说,这个 “计划” 是为了 “影响选民” 而策划的。关于克拉斯纳先生要求发布初步禁令的法庭听证会已定于周五早上在费城举行 —— 也就是选举日前三天。
“The lawsuit makes clear that it is not accusing Musk and America PAC of violating federal laws prohibiting vote buying. A representative for America PAC told ABC News after the lawsuit was filed that it was fair to 'infer' the PAC plans to continue handing out the $1m cheques. The BBC has reached out to Musk's America PAC for comment. Legal experts told the BBC that whether the giveaway violates federal law is a bit of a grey area.”
该诉讼明确表示,它并非指控马斯克和美国政治行动委员会违反禁止贿选的联邦法律。美国政治行动委员会的一名代表在诉讼提起后告诉美国广播公司新闻,“可以推断” 该政治行动委员会计划继续发放 100 万美元支票是合理的。英国广播公司已联系马斯克的美国政治行动委员会以获取评论。法律专家告诉英国广播公司,这个赠送活动是否违反联邦法律有点灰色地带。
“Last week, the Justice Department sent a letter to America PAC warning that his lottery-style giveaway may be illegal. It was sent by the DOJ's Public Integrity Section following outrage from Democrats over the cash stunt. Under US law, it is illegal to pay people to register to vote. But it remains unclear whether the sweepstakes breaks any laws.”
周,司法部向美国政治行动委员会发信警告,他的彩票式赠送活动可能是非法的。这封信是由司法部公共廉洁部门发出的,此前民主党人对这一现金噱头表示愤怒。根据美国法律,付钱让人们登记投票是非法的。但目前尚不清楚这个抽奖活动是否违反了任何法律。
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