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Public Citizen filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) today over billionaire Elon Musk’s pledge to award $1 million every day until Election Day to randomly selected registered voters who sign a petition launched by his PAC in seven swing states.

Craig Holman, Government Affairs Lobbyist with Public Citizen, issued the following statement:

“Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway to registered voters – and only registered voters – in swing states is a not-so-disguised attempt to buy votes and it appears to veer smack dab into violating federal law against paying people to register and vote. Public Citizen is filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission challenging Musk’s latest denigration of the right to vote freely and fairly.”

Read Public Citizen’s complaint here.


This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.

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[1] Elon Musk May Have Violated Campaign Finance Law - Complaint to FEC - Public Citizen ➤ https://www.citizen.org/article/elon-musk-violated-campaign-finance-law-complaint-to-fec/[2] Elon Musk May Have Violated Campaign Finance Law - Complaint to FEC - Public Citizen ➤ https://www.citizen.org/article/elon-musk-violated-campaign-finance-law-complaint-to-fec/