Several residents of Los Angeles’ Skid Row have claimed they were paid to vote during the city’s mayoral election, with many saying those soliciting their vote told them to vote for incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
The TikTok account @LANeedsSpencerPratt posted multiple videos featuring interviews with individuals in the Skid Row area near 7th Street and Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles. In the videos, several residents alleged they received money in exchange for casting ballots.
One man, identified as Kevin Shepherd, claimed he was paid $4 to vote for Bass. When asked whether he also would have been paid to vote for candidate Nithya Raman, Shepherd responded, “Yes.”
