The potential issue stems from the fact that giveaway participants must be registered voters: It’s illegal to pay people to register to vote.
Elon Musk’s latest gambit to help elect former President Donald Trump may be illegal, according to election law experts.
The billionaire businessman announced at a rally in Harrisburg, PA on Saturday that he would award $1 million every day through his « America PAC » to a swing state voter who signs the super PAC’s petition affirming support for freedom of speech and the right to bear arms.
It’s just the latest turn in Musk’s growing involvement in the presidential race. The billionaire businessman has invested nearly $75 million into electing Trump and other Republicans, arguing that American democracy depends on the former president’s reelection.
Every day, from now through Nov 5, @America PAC will be giving away $1M to someone in swing states who signed our petition to support free speech & the right to bear arms!
We want to make sure that everyone in swing states hears about this and I suspect this will ensure they do.
In this instance, the problem may be that giveaway participants are required to be registered voters. According to the America PAC website, the giveaway program is « exclusively open to registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
