Which statement best captures the nature of vote trading and its legal status?

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Vote trading is when someone offers money or a favor in exchange for how another person votes or for choosing not to vote. This undermines the secrecy and freedom of the ballot and is treated as bribery or illegal vote-buying in most jurisdictions. That’s why the statement that best captures it is that it’s an illegal practice where voters are paid to vote a certain way or abstain. It’s not a legitimate campaign tactic, not a charitable donation, and not simply sharing information about voting—those activities don’t involve paying for votes or pressuring someone to cast their ballot in a particular way.