Mayor Lee Brown, who is serving a second term as mayor of Houston, Texas, would never have been elected to office during his first term if it was for 'ballot box stuffing' by black citizens of Houston. I remember this because the Houston Chronicle newspaper ran a story of voting irregularities soon after he got into office. I should mention that I didn't vote. States from his native Italy seeking a better life. Lets face it.
People are people.
Some will call it 'free money'.