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From the New York Post: Justice Department officials put tech mogul Elon Musk on notice and warned him that his America PAC may be flouting federal law with its $1 million giveaways to registered voters, according to a report.
The Biden Harris administration’s DOJ’s public integrity section, which oversees electoral law, sent a letter to Musk over recent days informing him that high-dollar incentive to entice swing state voters into signing his petition, might be illegal, CNN reported, citing sources familiar.
Since last Saturday Musk has been doling out prizes to residents in battleground states who sign his petition backing freedom of speech and the right to bear arms. To sign that petition, individuals must be registered to vote.
Although the DOJ is trying to put the fear in Musk that his giveaway may be illegal, the New York Post points out that federal law simply prohibits people from paying people to register to vote.
Musk is not paying them to register to vote. He is offering a prize for people to sign his petition.
Meanwhile, the $1 million giveaway continues. Musk announced the latest winners on Tuesday:
Congratulations, Andy! https://t.co/QaLyMZOJvk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 23, 2024
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