Bribery includes offering or conferring a benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, vote, or official discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter. Which option best describes this offense?

• A. A benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, vote, or official discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter.
• B. A benefit given to a relative with no relation to official duties.
• C. A political contribution to a campaign.
• D. A personal loan unrelated to official duties.

Answer: (A)

Bribery hinges on offering a thing of value to influence how someone in a public role acts—whether that person is a public servant, a party official, or a voter. The best description matches exactly that idea: a benefit offered as consideration for the recipient’s decision, vote, or exercise of official discretion. The other options don’t fit because they describe situations where the benefit isn’t tied to influencing official action (a relative not connected to official duties), or they describe activities that aren’t bribery in themselves (a campaign contribution, or a personal loan unrelated to official duties).