This is how Elon Musk’s $1 million a day give-away to battleground voters works

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is making waves on the Pennsylvania marketing campaign path in help for former President Donald Trump’s re-election, together with providing $1 million a day to swing-state voters who signal his political motion committee’s petition backing the Structure.

“Daily, from now by means of Nov 5, @America PAC can be gifting away $1M to somebody in swing states who signed our petition to help free speech & the suitable to bear arms! We wish to be sure that everybody in swing states hears about this and I think this can guarantee they do,” Musk, the wealthiest particular person within the U.S., posted to X early Sunday morning. 

The night time prior, Musk granted a $1 million sum to a Pennsylvania man named John Dreher throughout an occasion in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 

“The one factor we ask for the million {dollars} is that you simply be a spokesperson for the petition, and that is it, actually,” Musk mentioned on the rally, as Dreher defined he “had no concept” he was chosen. 

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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks at a city corridor with Republican candidate U.S. Senate Dave McCormick on the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Michael Swensen/Getty Photographs)

Fox Information examined the legality surrounding the initiative and located that it is a authorized grey zone that seems to be open to interpretation, additionally discovering related Democratic initiatives within the Keystone State and nationally.

Underneath federal legislation, it’s a crime to pay somebody to register to vote, nevertheless, Musk’s giveaway will not be engaging voters to register, however as an alternative signal a petition. 

Musk’s guidelines surrounding the $1 million award embody that voters signal his PAC’s petition, which backs the First and Second Modification of the U.S. Structure. The initiative outlines that it solely applies to registered voters within the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and North Carolina, implying that non-registered voters don’t qualify for this system. 

“The First and Second Amendments assure freedom of speech and the suitable to bear arms. By signing beneath, I’m pledging my help for the First and Second Amendments,” the petition reads. 

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The America PAC web site particulars {that a} petition signer within the Pittsburgh space can be awarded the sum for Oct. 20, and one other signer from Pennsylvania at-large can be awarded the sum for Oct. 21. 

“Oct 22 – Nov 5: Every day, one petition signer from both PA, GA, NV, AZ, MI, WI, or NC will earn $1,000,000,” the web site continues, detailing which states are thought-about battlegrounds. 

The petition doesn’t require a resident to register to vote to signal the petition, solely prompting customers to reply whether or not they’re registered voters. 

The Washington Submit detailed in a bit earlier this month, titled “Huge inflow of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states,” {that a} nonprofit in Philadelphia was sending greater than 100,000 comedian books to voters beneath the age of 32 within the space to extend voter turnout in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. The outlet defined that the nonprofit additionally “has tried to juice voting” with $1,000 Goal present playing cards, $2,000 lease checks and $10,000 grants to neighborhood teams this cycle. 

Whereas a youth-focused nonprofit, The Civic Middle, is working a promotion for top schoolers: $150 present playing cards to college students who assist prepared their faculties for Excessive College Voter Registration Week.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a marketing campaign occasion on the Butler Farm Present, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.  (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)

The $1 million a day amid an in depth and highly-anticipated election has spurred some criticisms and authorized issues from Democrats, together with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who beforehand served because the state’s lawyer common. 

“I believe there are actual questions with how he’s spending cash on this race, how the darkish cash is flowing, not simply into Pennsylvania, however apparently now into the pockets of Pennsylvanians. That’s deeply regarding,” Shapiro mentioned on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

He continued, “Look, Musk, clearly has a proper to have the ability to categorical his views, and he’s made it very, very clear that he helps Donald Trump, and we now have a distinction of opinion. I don’t deny him that proper, however if you begin flowing this type of cash into politics, I believe it raises severe questions that folk might want to try.”

“You suppose it may not be authorized, sure or no?” Welker adopted.

Shapiro responded, “I believe it’s one thing that legislation enforcement can check out.”

Musk disregarded the priority on X: “Regarding that he would say such a factor.” 

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Earlier this month, Musk’s PAC introduced that people searching for to extend voter registration and turnout are provided beginning wages of $30 an hour – far above the federal minimal wage of $7.25 an hour – with the PAC additionally providing battleground state voters $47 for every registered voter they check with signal the PAC’s petition. In Pennsylvania, Musk’s PAC is providing residents $100 to signal the petition and $100 for each referral. 

Elon Musk speaks as a part of a marketing campaign city corridor in help of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Picture/Matt Rourke) (AP Picture/Matt Rourke)

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The PAC, which payments itself as selling “free speech, free markets, and a merit-based society,” was formally fashioned earlier in the summertime, with Federal Election Fee (FEC) filings from late final month displaying the America PAC has already invested at the least $2.4 million in additional than a dozen key congressional races. Musk mentioned in July he deliberate to commit about $45 million a month to the tremendous PAC. 

Musk formally endorsed Trump over the summer time, when the forty fifth president survived the primary assassination try on his life this election cycle, and has since joined the marketing campaign path, most notably in the important thing battleground state of Pennsylvania to rally help and encourage individuals to vote. 

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He has made the First Modification, Second Modification, slicing authorities purple tape and ending overregulation on companies hallmarks of his marketing campaign speeches. Trump has in the meantime lauded Musk for his help, and mentioned that the tech billionaire behind SpaceX and X is prepared to tackle the function of “Secretary of Value-Slicing” for the federal authorities if Trump is re-elected to the White Home. 

Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the Butler Farm Present, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.  (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)

Musk’s marketing campaign tour has apparently nervous Democrats amid Trump’s effort to assert the Keystone State.

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Pennsylvania is considered because the state that can possible decide the ultimate final result of the election, with each Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly zigzagging the state to rally help amongst metropolis dwellers, suburbanites and farmers alike. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman warned get together members to not low cost Musk’s affect with Pennsylvania voters. 

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hugs Elon Musk at a marketing campaign rally on the Butler Farm Present, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.  (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)

“Not even simply that he has endorsed [Trump], however the truth that now he’s turning into an lively participant and displaying up and doing rallies and issues like that,” Fetterman instructed the New York Submit this month. 

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“I imply, [Musk] is extremely profitable, and, you recognize, I believe some individuals would see him as, like, a Tony Stark,” mentioned Fetterman. “Democrats, you recognize, type of make gentle of it, or they make enjoyable of him leaping up and down and issues like that. And I might simply say that they’re doing that at our peril.”