Vote for a candidate, win a car.

How on earth can this be legal?

"Vote for Rashad Anthony Turner" "WIN A FREE CAR"@AndrewLeeTCNT @RachelSB pic.twitter.com/kzHuW1woQK — Mark J. Westpfahl (@MarkJWestpfahl) August 5, 2016

That was the offer making the rounds on social media Friday in advance of the Aug. 9 political primaries.

A flier found near the Ravoux Hi-Rise on St. Paul’s Ravoux Street encourages voters to throw their support behind Rashad Turner, a candidate for state representative in House District 65A, in exchange for the opportunity to enter into a free drawing for a car. Turner, the face of Black Lives Matter St. Paul, is running against state Rep. Rena Moran, the DFL-endorsed candidate, in the party primary on Tuesday.

Under state law, anyone who “pays, gives, promises, or lends any money, food, liquor, clothing, entertainment, or other thing of monetary value” to another person to vote in a particular way at an election can be charged with a felony. “Miki,” the name listed on the flier, could not be reached for comment.

On Friday, Turner denied his campaign’s involvement in the drawing but said he was familiar with the car dealer listed on the flier, who is a Turner supporter. Turner said he contacted Ramsey County Elections Manager Joe Mansky to determine if he was legally required to take action. He chose not to.

Mansky could not be immediately reached for comment late Friday afternoon.

“I know the guy, he’s a real person, and I know that he sells cars,” Turner said of his supporter Friday. “It’s not paid for by our campaign. We won’t be distracted by it.”