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Statements and actions by John Day on this topic.
Disputes over campaign promises to provide public benefits, reduce taxes or distribute government funds, including their financing and electoral conditions.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026
1 matching statement. Dates: September 10, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026
Role at the time: New Mexico attorney, quoted by the Associated Press
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election-contingent pledge amounts to bribing people to vote Republican, according to Sam Stein.
"This is a campaign promise."
Challenges an illegal-vote-buying interpretation without endorsing the proposal’s policy merits. His view is an attorney’s assessment, not a judicial determination.
Associated Press report syndicated by 10/11 News. Goldwein disputes the existence of a surplus; attorney John Day distinguishes a generally available campaign benefit from a payment conditional on an individual’s vote. Day’s assessment is an attributed legal opinion, not a court ruling. September 10 report; the interviews’ exact times are not provided.
