Federal law bars paying people to register to vote. The language of the petition currently promises $1 million prizes to people chosen at random for signing a petition in support of First and Second Amendment freedoms. But to sign the petition, you must be registered to vote in specific states.

A letter from the Justice Department’s public integrity section, which investigates potential election-related law violations, went to Musk’s political action committee, according to people briefed on the matter.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter/index.html

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    Yep, the excitement of maybe getting to win by just signing up. Also, the “winners” were more than likely fake as well. You can’t cash a really big check written out wrong.