Musk’s attorney, Chris Gober, said, “The $1 million recipients are not selected at random.” A Pennsylvania state judge has punished Elon Musk’s aggressive $1 million-per-day voter-incentive program for the US presidential election.
The handout, which reaches voters in hotly contested battleground states, arrives as the race is narrowing between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, the latter of whom Musk has endorsed.
The effort, launched on Oct. 19, promised to give voters a $1 million check every day in seven swing states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—who signed Musk’s petition for free speech and gun rights.
So far, Musk has given away $16 million to qualifying participants. Musk’s attorneys said a grand prize winner will be randomly selected on Election Day.
The effort has been controversial, with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner hailing the giveaway as a “scam” that violates state election laws. Krasner has attempted to shut the program down, arguing it degrades the integrity of the electoral process.
Musk’s legal team defended the CEO by saying the recipients in his giveaway were pre-selected representatives, not random winners. Thus, they are paid promoters of Musk’s political views.
Chris Gober, Musk’s attorney, said, “The $1 million recipients are not selected by lottery. We know who will be identified as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”
This indicates that the drawing is selective since it occurs among registered voters who have previously been tagged from those mentioned states that are considered vital to determining the election outcome.
