Musk Sued in Pennsylvania Over $1 Million Election Giveaway (1)

Oct. 28, 2024, 4:34 PM UTC

Elon Musk was sued by the Philadelphia district attorney over his political action committee’s $1 million a day sweepstakes targeting swing state voters in the final days of the US presidential election.

The DA, Larry Krasner, is asking a state court to stop Musk from engaging in an “unlawful lottery,” which lulls “Philadelphia citizens to give up their personal identifying information and make a political pledge in exchange for the chance to win $1 million.”

The civil lawsuit is the first official legal challenge that Musk has faced over the program. Legal experts have questioned the lawfulness of the effort ...

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