Discussion

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on threads

  Elon Musk's $1 million definitely-not-a-bribe swing-state voter giveaway is “exactly what the statute was designed to criminalize” https://edition.cnn.com/...

• @ronaldfilipkowski Ron Filipkowski on threads

  I don't understand why Elon Musk can't simply advocate and campaign for Trump on the merits of the man and his ideas, rather than resorting to fake websites and texts impersonating the Harris campaign to deceive voters while holding daily million dollar lotteries for support?

• @jplebreton@mastodon.social @jplebreton@mastodon.social on mastodon

  Dems are already doing plenty to blow it on their own lately but this MF is out just buying votes for the other guy, can we just arrest him already?  Unfuckingbelievable. https://electionlawblog.org/ ...

• @chickenpuppet.bsky.social @chickenpuppet.bsky.social on bluesky

  People aren't considering the “it's not a bribe if you don't actually give out the money” angle [embedded post]

• @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us Timothy Burke on bluesky

  Even if it's not illegal the Harris campaign should file suit immediately anyway to make it a national story [embedded post]

• @parismarx.bsky.social Paris Marx on bluesky

  A few weeks ago, Elon Musk joked he might get arrested if Kamala Harris is elected president.  —  The more brazen his efforts to buy the election become by paying voters and telling them they have the chance to win $1 million, the more I believe he just might.

• @jeffjarvis.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social on bluesky

  He is attempting to corrupt the election in every way possible.  —  Elon Musk promises to award $1m every day to voters as he steps up campaigning for Trump  —  www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...

• @mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick on bluesky

  This is Elon we're talking about here.  And if anything has become evident over the last few years, it's that he's very sure the law doesn't apply to him.  And he might be right.  [embedded post]

• @rickhasen Rick Hasen on x

  Making a million dollar prize contingent on registering to vote is illegal. See 52 USC 10307(c) https://www.govinfo.gov/... Also, with PA registration soon closing for this election it may not accomplish what Musk wants.

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  If you're a registered Pennsylvania voter, you & whoever referred you will now get $100 for signing our petition in support of free speech & right to bear arms. Earn money for supporting something you already believe in! Offer valid until midnight on Monday.

• @hugolowell Hugo Lowell on x

  Musk awarded the first $1 million this evening to someone at the town hall, bringing the guy onto the stage and handing him a jumbo check, lotto-style

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Every night, @America will announce another $1M winner! All you have to do is sign our petition in support of The Constitution.

• @electproject Michael McDonald on x

  Let's sit back and appreciate the world's richest man is bribing voters so he can control government contracts

• @whstancil Will Stancil on x

  I'm telling you: the scale of Elon's intervention into this election is without precedent. He's pushing every envelope: running the Trump field operation, buying votes with million dollar lotteries, flooding House races with cash and even AI-generated ads. https://x.com/...

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  The goal of the $1M/day prize is to maximize awareness of our petition to support The Constitution

• @coribush Cori Bush on x

  Billionaire megadonors & and their duplicitous, dark money, disinformation-spreading super PACs shouldn't be allowed to influence votes or elections—full stop ✋🏾

• @oalexanderdk Oliver Alexander on x

  Lots of people are claiming this is illegal as it is buying votes. I don't believe so, as it requires the signing of the petition not voting. It does however seem to be in violation of these Pennsylvania state laws regarding games of chance. [image]

• @samstein Sam Stein on x

  I know folks are kinda confused and incredulous about how this works under campaign finance laws. But also, this seems like a massive waste of money with very little ROI

• @rickhasen Rick Hasen on x

  Even the NY Post recognizes that the only petition signers eligible for participation in the $1 million Elon Musk lottery are those who are registered to vote. So it's an illegal incentive to register or reward for registering. Both are illegal. https://nypost.com/... [image]

• @mehdirhasan Mehdi Hasan on x

  Insane. America is a broken country, a ‘banana republic’ of the worst kind. The right and their oligarchs have succeeded in totally undermining American democracy in plain sight. (And the effing DOJ and perpetually-asleep-at-the-wheel Merrick Garland is AWOL as ever!)

• @jdcmedlock James Medlock on x

  He's looking pretty desperate, I wonder at what point does “richest man in the world waves money in people's faces to vote for his candidate” backfire in terms of optics

• @axidentaliberal Adam Cohen on x

  Come on, Merrick Garland Enforce the law Without fear or favor “Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person..to vote for or against any candidate...Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both” 18 USC § 597 [image]

• @pourteaux @pourteaux on x

  it's incredible the urgency with which Musk seeks to dismantle American democracy

• @radiofreetom Tom Nichols on x

  When I was a young I was on principle a low-tax conservative. But guys handing out million-dollar checks like some Bizarro version of J. Beresford Tipton is making me think that maybe we should be taxing gazillionaires just a smidge more.

• @juddlegum Judd Legum on x

  This clearly violates federal law

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Every day, from now through Nov 5, @America PAC will be giving away $1M to someone in swing states who signed our petition to support free speech & the right to bear arms! We want to make sure that everyone in swing states hears about this and I suspect this will ensure they do.

• @america @america on x

  BREAKING: Elon Musk announces that he will be randomly awarding $1 MILLION every day from now until Election Day to registered Pennsylvania voters who sign America PAC's petition and surprised a member of the audience as the first winner. SIGN: https://petition.theamericapac.org/…

• r/DeFranco r on reddit

  Elon Musk's daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters could be illegal, experts say

• r/Defeat_Project_2025 r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/AnythingGoesNews r on reddit

  Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters

• r/news r on reddit

  Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/law r on reddit

  Elon Musk's daily $1 million payouts at Trump rally draw legal scrutiny

• r/gso r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/Wilmington r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/NorthCarolina r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/Pennsylvania_Politics r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/EatTheRich r on reddit

  Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters - Election Law Blog

• r/Pennsylvania r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/KamalaHarris r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/MarchAgainstNazis r on reddit

  Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition

• r/NewPatriotism r on reddit

  Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters - Election Law Blog

• r/politics r on reddit

  Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/montco r on reddit

  Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/lehighvalley r on reddit

  Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/breakingnews r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/NoShitSherlock r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/inthenews r on reddit

  Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments

• r/centralpa r on reddit

  Elon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/Harrisburg r on reddit

  Elon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/pittsburgh r on reddit

  Elon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/elonmusk r on reddit

  Elon Musk pledges to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/johnoliver r on reddit

  Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters - Election Law Blog

• r/politics r on reddit

  Musk to give away $1m per day to Pennsylvania voters

• r/neoliberal r on reddit

  Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition

• r/Political_Revolution r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/politics r on reddit

  Musk promises to award $1 million each day to a signer of his petition

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters #ELB

• r/democrats r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/law r on reddit

  Elon Musk Veers Into Clearly Illegal Vote Buying, Offering $1 Million Per Day Lottery Prize Only to Registered Voters

• r/musked r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/MarchAgainstNazis r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign

• r/EatTheRich r on reddit

  Elon Musk's Fake Sites and Fake Texts Impersonating the Harris Campaign