Pro-Biden Group Offered Native Americans US$25-US$500 Gift Cards To Vote
The Biden campaign working with leaders from various Native American groups, reportedly offered tribal members gift cards and jewelry, among others, to encourage them to vote during the November 3 presidential election.
According to several videos posted online and those being used by the Trump campaign to refute the outcome of the poll result in Nevada, the gift cards were valued from US$25 to US$500, plus additional “tokens” such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, T-shirts, and masks were offered.
In one video, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC) spokesperson, Bethany Sam, who works with the Biden campaign was seen offering the raffle for gift cards and other “goodies” as she encouraged Native Americans to vote, and those who already voted to participate in the raffle.
“I also would like to mention that if you come here to vote or if you voted already, RSIC is having a virtual raffle,” Sam could be heard saying in the video, where she stood with two elderly native Americans holding T-shirts.
“Get out here to vote, we hope to see you. Get your T-shirt and stickers and make sure to take a photo of yourself and send them to me so you can win one of these great prizes,” she added.
“We also have some matching bracelets, some earrings, some necklace, some keychains, a lot of great things to try to push you guys to come out here to vote … and if you haven’t registered, you can register here now and vote at the same time.”
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In the video, Sam told the two elderly: “Would you like to say anything about why it’s important to vote?”
To which, one responded: “No, none, not really. I don’t really know all the candidates [so] I can’t vote properly.”
As part of the clip, the RSIC spokeswoman was also seen wearing a Biden-Harris anti-virus mask in front of the Biden-Harris campaign bus — although some news outlets said that part was taken in October.
The Trump campaign is expected to present the videos as it presses the court to overturn the state’s election result which had Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, leading against the incumbent president by more than 33,000 votes.
Trump campaign challenges Nevada vote
They are accusing RSIC and the Native Vote Project of “buying votes” and acting improperly by handing out the “tokens” and hosting “get-out-to-vote” events outside polling places on Election Day.
“A shocking number of states have discovered that groups claiming to support the Native American community’s voice at the polls have engaged in blatantly illegal bribery and vote incentivizing with cash cards, gas cards, electronics and other items. This scandal appears to have been rampant in Nevada. Posts on the Nevada Native Vote Project Facebook page show that similar raffles were conducted in 15 Nevada native communities, with 116 voters receiving US$6,650 in cash prizes,” the camp of President Trump said.
The Associated Press said Native American voters helped secure Biden’s win in Nevada and nearby Arizona.
Meanwhile, also in Nevada, reports of “fraud” cited that at least 1,500 ‘dead’ voters, 42,248 voted ‘multiple times,’ during the election — possibly enough to overturn Biden’s win in the state.
This year, President Trump earned 430,930 votes in Nevada against Biden’s 521,852. In comparison, the incumbent Republican president won the state in 2016 with 511,319 votes against the then Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton who got just 26,434 votes.
