Musk summoned to court over $1m giveaways to registered voters

Elon Musk has been summoned to an exigency tribunal proceeding connected Thursday implicit the $1m prizes helium has been awarding registered voters successful the plaything authorities of Pennsylvania.

The Tesla and X main enforcement has been ordered by a justice successful Philadelphia to code a civilian lawsuit by the city's apical authoritative to halt Mr Musk and his governmental enactment committee, America PAC, from giving the currency away.

The suit accuses Mr Musk of operating an amerciable lottery and trying to power voters successful adjacent week's statesmanlike predetermination betwixt Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Mr Musk and his PAC are backing Mr Trump, the Republican nominee.

The arguable billionaire has said helium is handing retired the million-dollar cheques successful an effort to transportation radical to registry to ballot and to ballot early.

America PAC is 1 of respective large governmental enactment committees successful the US.

Such groups tin rise and walk unlimited amounts of wealth successful enactment of governmental candidates, connected the information that they bash not coordinate with their campaigns oregon springiness wealth to them.

Mr Trump has said helium volition springiness Mr Musk a authorities occupation if helium becomes president again.

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