"It raises serious questions": Shapiro wonders if Musk election giveaways are illegal
SalonElon Musk is giving away $1 million a day to registered Pennsylvania voters who sign his MAGA petition . In a Sunday morning visit to “Meet the Press,” Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro suggested the unorthodox GOTV operation for Donald Trump could be an illegal attempt to buy votes. Host Kristen Welker asked Shapiro whether he thought Musk’s plan, which gives away $1 million at random to one petition assignee while also promising cash for Pennsylvania voters who refer others to sign his Trump-backing petition, was legal. “When you start flowing this kind of money into politics, I think it raises serious questions that folks may want to take a look at.” Shapiro didn't go so far as to say Musk's actions were illegal. Citing a federal law making it a crime when someone “pays … either for registration to vote or for voting” and a Department of Justice clarification that “lottery chances” count as a payment, Hasen claimed that Musk’s promise was akin to a bribe to vote in the eyes of the law.