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Yes. In any election in which a federal candidate is on the ballot, federal law prohibits any individual or entity, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits, social welfare organizations, and unions, from knowingly and willfully paying, offering to pay, or accepting payment either for registering to vote or voting

52 U.S.C. § 10307

I couldn't find it in the section you gave, but I did find it in 18 USC 597

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?hl=false&edition=prelim&...

52 U.S. Code § 10307 (C)

> pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/52/10307

Same as telling people to vote 10 times like Elmo mother did https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/10/06/x-brands-maye-mus...

I see the apple didn't fall far from the tree, bloody hell.

This is paying people who are already registered to vote?

> This is paying people who are already registered to vote?

Others already pointed out that both are a crime.

But if they went and registered, they could get the money.

I'm not paying you to do X, but if you do X and then Y, I'll pay you.

Laws are not mechanical. "Technicalities" are rarer than you might think.

What is the crime?