The world’s richest man has promised cash payouts for swing-state voters who get other battleground voters to sign a petition organized by his pro- Trump Super PAC. But the legality of the promotion has come into question , while participants have been confused about how it works — and when they can expect payment. Elon Musk ‘s America PAC initially promised $47 per signature on a short statement: “The First and Second Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear arms.
By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First and Second Amendments.” The form asks for the signatory’s name, phone number, email address, and mailing address. However, you don’t get $47 for signing the pledge yourself, and can only claim this money if you refer another registered voter who signs, listing you as their referrer.
Both individuals must be registered voters in Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania , or Wisconsin for the referrer to be eligible for payment. In early October, some signatories received hand deliveries of $47 in cash, posing for photo-ops to tout the deal. Most, though, are expecting checks in the mail, and some have grown impatient.
One issue, to judge by replies to Musk’s posts on X (formerly Twitter ), is that voters have misread the terms of the America PAC offer, and think that just signing the petition will earn them money. “WHERE’S MY $47? I SIGNED ALREADY,” one Donald Trump supporter replied to Musk on .