tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post2566775830119730217..comments2024-03-22T04:19:26.038-05:00Comments on Laredotejas: Does prolonged, early voting encourage corruption in our electoral process?Maximilianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-24072275191204951202011-01-13T13:31:23.396-06:002011-01-13T13:31:23.396-06:00I think the final campaign financial reports shoul...I think the final campaign financial reports should be out soon. Let's hope that LMT reports on them sufficiently.Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-86183410739348466162011-01-13T10:45:14.500-06:002011-01-13T10:45:14.500-06:00Canoneros can be classified as campaign supporters...Canoneros can be classified as campaign supporters, in a way. But their motives are more self-serving. If I believe in a certain candidate's mission, I can promote him or her within my own circle. <br /><br />A canonero will put himself/herself out to the candidate who pays. <br /><br />Anonymous makes a good point: let's see the candidates' expense reports.<br />Chances are that those expenses might not be reported but learning the identity of the canoneros could lead to a little transparency. Are those people double-dipping? Are they playing one person against the other? And does the IRS know about this?<br /><br />Ah, so many questions.KeyRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122444352271115764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-19319091244384215972011-01-13T07:30:30.516-06:002011-01-13T07:30:30.516-06:00I would love to see Rauls campaign report posted h...I would love to see Rauls campaign report posted here then the public could look for known canoneros & see if their names appear and how much they got paid, & if they were paid by opposing candidates --- AnymouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-8017931535746661682011-01-13T00:00:29.231-06:002011-01-13T00:00:29.231-06:00Ok so the canonero can get paid and it's ok th...Ok so the canonero can get paid and it's ok then? Do they actually report this on the campaign spending reports? It just don't seem right. Yea, I saw that on the commissioners. Oh and then the county attorney said- yes they can do that. First, she had said they had to post the job- flip/flop.Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-53205063831651553732011-01-12T23:55:49.445-06:002011-01-12T23:55:49.445-06:00It is illegal to pay someone to vote for you but i...It is illegal to pay someone to vote for you but it is not illegal to pay someone to take a group of voters to go vote. I hadn't heard of the term "cañonero" until I moved to Laredo but it is a common practice across the country for different groups to "get out the vote". <br /><br />Paying someone or promising them something for their vote, is illegal, though - uh, and for new commissioners who put in one of their former co-workers almost immediately after firing someone else is just a little suspicious.Que Fregadoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834234860762673775noreply@blogger.com