NY-13: Congressional candidate (D) under pressure after 'tickets for canvassing' offer
The 32-year-old now finds herself under FIFA's microscope. Chevalier is campaigning to represent Harlem's 13th Congressional District. Volunteers who registered to canvass on her behalf would be entered into a ticket drawing for a chance to attend England's match against Panama, reports the Mirror US.
On X, she published a post stating: "We're raffling off CATEGORY 1 tickets to the Panama v England game on June 27, at the World Cup, and all you have to do is canvass."
Chevalier announced that soccer enthusiasts who complete at least 10 canvassing shifts to gather 10 different trading cards would be automatically included in the drawing, which ends on Monday, June 22. FIFA is now challenging the congressional hopeful because the organization did not authorize the raffle.
Consequently, FIFA is reportedly "taking steps" to address the unauthorized ticket lottery. In a statement provided to the Daily Mail, FIFA explained: "As clearly set out in the official Ticket Terms of Sale (see 8.7), and in line with previous FIFA World Cup editions, tickets are issued as personal, revocable licenses and may not be used for any advertising, promotional or competition purposes, including raffles, sweepstakes or similar activities, without FIFA's prior written consent.
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