Something to think about (I)

An excerpt from the Elections Act, 1991 S.N.L. 1992, c. E-3.1

191. (1) A person is guilty of an offence who
(d) directly or indirectly accepts or receives or agrees to accept or receive money, a valuable consideration, an office, employment, food or drink as payment for voting or for illegally agreeing to assist a candidate at an election;

Meanwhile, the CBC reports:

"Last week, CBC revealed how former cabinet minister Ed Byrne paid $3,000 in stolen money to pay long-time party organizer Wayne Clarke during the campaign. Clarke's payment came through Byrnes' constituency allowance, not the PC party. Tory Wally Young won the race by 23 votes."