In a letter to Attorney General Garland and Chief Amundson, attorneys argue that Elon Musk’s daily $1 million lottery awards to people who register to vote and sign a partisan petition violate federal law. 

WASHINGTON, DC (October 24, 2024) – Attorneys at Free Speech For People issued a letter today to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Chief Corey Amundson with the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Justice Division at the U.S. Department of Justice urging them to investigate America PAC and its founder Elon Musk for violating federal law that prohibits anyone from paying people to register to vote. 

On October 19, 2024, Musk announced a lottery with daily prizes of $1,000,000 open to individuals in seven swing states who register to vote and who sign a petition from his partisan America PAC. The deadline to sign the petition ended on October 21, the same day that voter registration closed in Pennsylvania.

In the letter, Free Speech For People writes: “While we applaud the Justice Department’s public integrity section for its letter to the America PAC that warns of a potential violation, this is insufficient, especially given Musk’s long history of defiance of the law. This warning must be coupled with a prompt, thorough investigation and appropriate enforcement action, including, at a minimum, an immediate demand that Musk and America PAC cease and desist offering or making payments in violation of federal law. Otherwise, Musk remains free to continue to violate this crucial pillar of election law even as voting is already underway and election day less than two weeks away.”

Read the full letter here.