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His entire push is for people to vote for Trump the money and the petition is for you to enter his camp. Stop playing dumb.
Can’t you just take the money and then vote for whoever you want?
Yes you can. The focus is on getting people to register to vote that are like minded to Elon but you can play him and take the money.
You're ignoring my question.
The article, which is quoting someone on twitter, states that what he's doing is illegal because he's offering to buy votes. This is in contrast to what the petition actually states. There is no requirement for you to vote for anyone at all in order to get paid and enter a lottery. That is, unless you can direct me to something that explicitly, in writing, supports your claim.
Oh my goodness let me break it down for you. It is not just illegal to to pay people to vote it is illegal to pay people to register to vote. He is using a lottery system which pays people money to sign his petition the requirement to sign the petition is you have to be registered to vote. The Petition could say I like eggs. The petition is meaningless. The purpose is to get people to register to vote that are like minded to Elon using the possible payment of large sums of money. "Musk’s sweepstakes-style award is only available for registered swing-state voters who sign his right-wing PAC’s pledge." - https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24274971/elon-musk-1-million-prize-america-pac-petition-voting-presidential-election
OK.. the exceptionally odd part of your response is that we're commenting on a specific article speaking about this and you've linked to an entirely different web site. Do you work for the verge?
I would like to see some court cases related a requirement to be a registered voter to enter a sweepstakes.
Still, again, my point is regarding what is implied in this article which is that Musk is paying people to vote for Trump. You do agree that this is not the case, correct?
No. Musk goes to a rally and says vote for Trump to preserve your first amendment rights then offers money to people pledging to support first amendment rights. Stop playing dumb
I find it frustrating that people want to call me out for calling out the media but no one wants to hold the media accountable - especially when it supports your existing narrative.
It is a fact that Musk is not buying votes. There is no exchange of money for proof of voting for anyone. He is potentially illegally asking people to sign a petition which requires they be a registered voter and giving them money for signing a petition. That's the story.
Every article posted across the internet is full of misinformation and lies to promote existing narratives and agendas. People need to wake up and hold each other accountable for this. Not just when it's in opposition to your feelings but also when it supports them.
By this logic it's historically impossible to buy votes since you can't go into the polling location with them. Buying a view is an agreement about what a person has agreed to vote for. Musk has made a very clear offer to give money for someone who agrees to support the first amendment and that a vote for Trump is supporting the the first amendment. If the person doesn't vote for Trump, by Musk's stated beliefs, they are not supporting the first amendment and therefore disqualified from receiving the money. He is attempting to buy votes.
You could very easily take a photo to show proof of who you voted for in order to get paid. Plus, voting records aren’t 100% private.
Legally, the argument that he’s specifically trying to pay people to vote for Trump would get thrown out of court.
I would personally argue that Trump is very much opposed to, or in favor of restrictions to, the first and second amendments (as is Musk) while Harris intends to uphold them. So, from my perspective, I see this as enticement to vote for Harris.
No I don't think you could take a picture of your ballet in the 19th century when it was ruled illegal. So if it was illegal when the exchange was entirely faith based, how are reasoning pictures changes anything? That's not why the law was created and this exchange can absolutely be considered vote buying
Don't pay them any mind. Theyre just random people on the internet. I've found lemmy to be a pretty hostle place for questions asked in good faith. I did figure out the answer though. So he's only giving people in a specific state the ability to enter into his little raffle. I'm not eligible because I'm not a registered voter in a swing state. This is why it's a federal crime.
I would imagine that paying money to sign your petition is also problematic.
Not dumb. It's a legitimate question if we're talking legality.
Musk did go to a Trump rally and say specifically voting for Trump is to preserve your first amendment rights and then offered to pay for people to vote to protect their first amendment rights. That seems legally questionable to me.