Tag: petition
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and America PAC over million dollar petition giveaway
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Elon Musk and his super PAC to block their million-dollar giveaway to registered voters, seeking to halt the lottery-style stunt that election experts, and the Justice Department, have warned might violate federal law. Krasner is seeking an injunction: He argued in a filing Monday that the effort is…
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Elon Musk defends $1 million petition giveaway after federal warning
Tech billionaire Elon Musk defended the legality of his super PAC’s $1 million daily giveaway to registered voters in swing states, days after the Justice Department sent a letter warning that the lottery-style contest might be unlawful. Musk, during an online town hall event Friday on his social media app X, asserted that the purpose…
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DOJ warns Musk’s PAC that $1M petition giveaways could be illegal
The Justice Department has sent a letter to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, warning that its $1 million daily giveaway in battleground states may run afoul of federal law, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. The letter came from the department’s Public Integrity Section, the source said. That section…
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Fans petition for ‘Liam’s Law’ to protect artists’ well-being in honor of Liam Payne
Fans of late One Direction member Liam Payne have launched a petition asking U.K. lawmakers to enact legislation that would “safeguard” artists’ mental health as they navigate the entertainment industry. Payne, 31, reportedly had multiple drugs in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week.…
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Pressure mounts on prosecutors to review Elon Musk’s $1 million swing-state petition giveaway
Pressure is mounting on state and federal prosecutors to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk’s $1 million lottery-style giveaway to registered voters in seven battleground states. A Justice Department spokesperson said Tuesday that it had received a letter from 11 former government officials including several Republican ex-prosecutors urging the department to investigate whether Musk’s daily prizes…
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Musk’s $1 million voter petition lottery falls in a legal gray area, experts say
Elon Musk’s daily $1 million lottery for registered swing state voters who sign his Super PAC’s political petition falls into a legal gray area and could potentially violate election law, three experts told NBC News. The petition, created by Musk’s America Political Action Committee, comes amid his larger campaign over the last week to register…
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Elon Musk’s bid to re-elect Trump with petition draws scrutiny
Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has forcefully ramped up his efforts to help re-elect former President Donald Trump, raising eyebrows across the political world and inviting questions about the legality of some of his tactics. Musk hit the road last week and during the weekend to help galvanize support for the Republican nominee — a…
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Elon Musk raises payment offer to $100 for voters who sign petition
Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition. On Thursday, Musk wrote on X that his pro-Trump super PAC would give $100 to signees and those who refer them. After Musk pushed a debunked voter fraud conspiracy theory Thursday evening at a pro-Trump town hall…
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Musk’s PAC offers $47 payouts to refer swing state voters to sign petition
Elon Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC is offering people $47 if they successfully get one registered swing-state voter to sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments of the Constitution. “Easy money,” Musk said in a post about the initiative. The payout offer appears to be a way to financially encourage voter registration of individuals…