PENNSYLVANIA - Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he will give away $1m (£766,000) a day to a registered voter in the key swing state of Pennsylvania until the US presidential election in November. The winner will be chosen at random from those who sign a pro-constitution petition by Mr Musk’s campaign group AmericaPAC which he set up to support Republican nominee Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. The first lottery-style cheque was given away to a surprised-looking attendee at a town hall event on Saturday night.
The giveaway will effectively help to encourage potential Trump voters to engage in the campaign during the tense final weeks of the presidential race ahead of the vote on 5 November. Mr Musk’s offer has raised questions around its legality. Prominent election law expert Rick Hasen wrote on his personal Election Law Blog that he believed Mr Musk’s offer was “clearly illegal”.
Another Jadhav Federal law states anyone who “pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting” faces a potential $10,000 fine or five year prison sentence. Though Mr Musk is technically asking Pennsylvania voters to sign a form, Mr Hasen questioned the intent behind the strategy. “Who can sign the petitions? Only registered voters in swing states, which is what makes it illegal,” Mr Hasen, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) law school alleged.
Those who sign the petition - which pledges to su.
