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Created Fri 4th Jul 11:28am PDT by onedave[Power User]
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Will Max Sanders go to prison for selling his vote?

Settled as No fine or prison sentence for Sanders

Sanders must serve 50 Hours of Community Service

http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=1068478

Background:

Minnesota student Max Sanders was charged with selling his vote in the 2008 Presidential election on eBay. Sanders claimed that is was a joke. However, prosecutors have charged him with a felony. The law has been rarely enforced in the last 80 years. The maximum sentence is up to 5 years in prison and a US$10,000 fine.

Admins: My suspension date is only a guess. Please modify it when details are better known. http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/07/03/minneapolis-teen-charged-for-trying-to-sell-his-vote-on-ebay/


Court Costs will be considered a fine.


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source. Court Costs will be considered a fine.

 
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Settled

 Sanders receives a prison sentence only
2%
Sanders pays a fine only
43%
Sanders receives a prison sentence and pays a fine
4%
No fine or prison sentence for Sanders
52%
Activity: H$3,470
Settled as No fine or prison sentence for Sanders on Fri 5th Sep 5:29am PDT

Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (4 weeks to go) Settlement date: Fri 5th Sep 5:29am PDT

Initial likelihoods: Sanders receives a prison sentence only: 2%, Sanders pays a fine only: 40%, Sanders receives a prison sentence and pays a fine: 3%, No fine or prison sentence for Sanders: 55%

Action history:

Created Fri 4th Jul 11:28am PDT by onedave[Power User]
Settlement requested Thu 4th Sep 8:32pm PDT by onedave[Power User]: Please settle as 'No fine or prison sentence for Sanders.' Sanders will serve 50 hours of community service.
http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=1068478
Settled as 'No fine or prison sentence for Sanders' Fri 5th Sep 5:29am PDT by ryanj[Admin]: Sanders must serve 50 Hours of Community Service

http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=1068478

Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (4 weeks to go) Settlement date: Fri 5th Sep 5:29am PDT
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Predictions (18)

18 predictions

20 weeks ago
newswrangler[Power User] predicted Sanders pays a fine only (H$20 at 43%)
20 weeks ago
wandaoleary predicted Sanders pays a fine only (H$100 at 42%)
20 weeks ago
youbet predicted Sanders pays a fine only (H$100 at 40%)
20 weeks ago
lizzielizzie predicted Sanders pays a fine only (H$20 at 40%)
20 weeks ago
jhc360 predicted No fine or prison sentence for Sanders (H$50 at 53%)
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Comments (4)

  1 onedave[Power User]
Just to clarify. Any fine or any prison sentence will cause settlement to be one of the first three options. He does not need to receive the maximum.
posted 21 weeks ago
  2 newswrangler[Power User]
If, say Sanders receives a year probation, and is ordered to pay (court) costs, will that be considered a fine?

BTW, this was an issue, of sorts, with the question "Will actor Shia LaBeouf be found guilty of smoking in public?"
<http://www.hubdub.com/e/Market/Will_actor_Shia_LaBeouf_be_found_guilty_of_smoking_in_public_4633/view>

LaBeouf paid a $500 fine in exchange for having the charges dropped. Some published reports referred to this as "court costs".
posted 21 weeks ago
  3 onedave[Power User]
My feeling is that if the court orders Sanders to pay it is considered a fine
posted 21 weeks ago
  4 newswrangler[Power User]
Heh -- Sanders was sentenced to 50 hours of community service -- with the Office of Hennepin County Elections. ;-)
posted 12 weeks ago

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score: 10
U. Minnesota eBay vote seller gets 50 hours of community service .

U-Wire.com 17 weeks ago
Source: Minnesota Daily, U. Minnesota Max Sanders , the University of Minnesotastudent accused of trying to sell his vote on eBay, will not face criminal charges if he completes 50 hours of community service. The Hennepin

score: 10
Teen Gets Community Service For Selling Vote On eBay .

KEYC Television 17 weeks ago
on Ebay is now trading a felony charge for 50 hours of community service. Hennepin County prosecutors say Max Sanders of Edina offered his vote for at least $10. They charged him with bribery under a century- old law making it a crime to buy or sell a

score: 10
Editorial: A vote for sale .

U-Wire.com 19 weeks ago
Source: Minnesota Daily, U. Minnesota Much has been written about the case of Max Sanders , the 19-year-old University of Minnesotastudent who attempted to sell his vote on eBay. Hennepin County charged Sanders with a felony, citing a dusty,

score: 10
Editorial: Selling vote on eBay deserves punishment .

U-Wire.com 20 weeks ago
solicitation charge last week. His crime? Putting his vote in November's presidential election up for sale on eBay. Max Sanders, 19, explained on his eBay post over a month ago: 'The rules are simple. The highest bidder will tell me who to cast my vote

score: 10
U. Minnesota student faces felony charge for vote auction .

U-Wire.com 20 weeks ago
Source: Minnesota Daily, U. Minnesota Max Sanders' vote does matter. At least it does to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Sanders, a 19-year-old University of Minnesotastudent, was charged with a felony for bribery, treating and solicitation

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