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Hearing is set in lawsuit to stop $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC that backs Trump

Election law experts have raised questions about whether it violates federal law that bars someone from paying others to vote

by · National Post

A Philadelphia judge plans to hold a hearing Thursday in the city prosecutor’s lawsuit to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

Lawyers for Musk filed a motion late Wednesday to move the case to federal court, saying it involves a federal election issue. However, a spokesperson for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Thursday that the initial hearing at City Hall was still scheduled.

Musk sued in Pennsylvania over $1 million election giveawayElon Musk was sued by the Philadelphia district attorney over his political action committee’s $1 million a day sweepstakes targeting swing state voters in the final days of the U.S. presidential election.Sabrina Willmer, 28 Oct 2024Musk offers voters $1 million to sign petition backing the U.S. Constitution. Can that be legal?Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and Space X and owner of X who’s gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump’s candidacy for the White House, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now he’s pledging to give away $1 million to voters for signing his political action committee’s petition backing the Constitution.Mike Catalini, 20 Oct 2024