Hungry for the American way or just a good meal?
Taking your vote seriously carries new meaning as The Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council shells out $20 a vote, for a grand total of $13,000 worth of dining at the tribe’s casino restaurant.
Akin to laws governing Arizona and federal elections, the Tucson-based tribe’s code makes it unlawful to give anything of value to someone as an incentive to vote or to refrain from voting.
That didn’t stop the tribe’s casino CEO Wendell Long from issuing a memo urging tribal gaming enterprise employees to clear it with supervisors and then “leave their work post to cast their vote,” according to an account in the Arizona Daily Star.
“As a small token of my appreciation for your fulfilling your Tribal obligation, all Tribal Members who vote in the election will be entitled to a free lunch on the day that they vote,” Long wrote. “Just show your “I Voted” sticker to receive your free lunch up to twenty dollars.”
Seeing Red AZ 
I hope this is going to generate an investigation. It certainly should!!!
Paying for votes is indeed bribery. Last I checked, bribery is illegal.
This should fall under the purview of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Oops. That might not happen. Arizona’s U.S. Attorney is Diane J. Humetewa, a member of the Hopi Tribe. Do you think she’s going to take on another tribe? Nah.
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/az/usa.html
Interesting information, Villanova. I’ll keep a watch out to see if anything happens. I tend to agree with you that it will be a long wait. Tribe or no tribe, this is illegal and should be dealt with.