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Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says (apnews.com)

submitted 1 week ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/usa@midwest.social

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“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” Gober said Monday. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”

Chris Young, the director and treasurer of America PAC, testified that the recipients are vetted ahead of time, to “feel out their personality, (and) make sure they were someone whose values aligned” with the group.

“This was all a political marketing masquerading as a lottery,” Krasner testified Monday. “That’s what it is. A grift.”

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[–] badhops@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

but giving someone water in line to vote is a big NONO WTF is going on

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago

So it's not a random giveaway it's giving it to friends of the gop. Not surprised

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Why does it matter if it was actually a lottery or not? The problem is it was represented as one.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 1 week ago

It can proceed because it's not a lottery, it's fucking fraud?

ACAB.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they'd have to prosecute the winners, too, and I'm sure the court doesn't wanna do that.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Oh, it's not political fraud because instead it's regular fraud and therefore okay.