It is clear that the winners of Elon Musk's campaign to donate 150 million yen to those who voted are not randomly selected, but can continue until the election

Elon Musk is running a unique reward program to encourage voters to vote in the US presidential election, offering them $1 million if they vote. It has now become clear that the winners are not selected randomly.

Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/musk-million-sweepstakes-lottery-pennsylvania-krasner-4f683c48eb7dcc57f183e54ef16e7320

Elon Musk's lawyer admits $1 million giveaways to voters aren't 'random' - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/4/24287952/elon-musk-philadelphia-america-pac-hearing-random

Musk is running a $100 reward program for voting in Pennsylvania, a state expected to be a battleground in the US presidential election, through a political action committee he supports. However, some experts have pointed out that forcing people to vote or register to vote is a violation of federal law.

Elon Musk announces he will donate 150 million yen to everyone who votes, but some point out that this is illegal - GIGAZINE

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Musk and a political action committee he supports, alleging that Musk's reward program violates Pennsylvania state law. The lawsuit states, 'Musk claims that the selection of winners is 'random,' but this may be false, as multiple winners are individuals who appeared at rallies in Pennsylvania. This campaign is in fact a fraudulent operation designed to influence a national election.'

In response, Musk's lawyer, Chris Gober, acknowledged Krasner's claim that 'winners in the program are not randomly selected.' Gober, who also served as treasurer of Musk's political action committee, appeared at the hearing and testified that the bounty winners 'are not chosen by chance.' Gober further said, 'Today and tomorrow, we know exactly who is going to receive the $1 million.'

When Musk announced the $1 million bounty program, he said winners would be selected at random.

ELON MUSK: “I have a surprise for you. We are going to be awarding $1 MILLION to people who have signed the petition every day, from now until the election.”

SIGN America PAC's petition in support of Free Speech & The Right to Bear Arms: https://t.co/TMeyWUhbrH pic.twitter.com/QcgePZrhMr

— America (@america) October 20, 2024

Musk and his political action committee are offering $150 million in rewards to voters in seven states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina. According to the Associated Press, more than one million people have signed petitions to get the money.

However, U.S. District Judge Angelo Foglietta, who presided over the case, ruled that Musk's bounty program can continue until the U.S. presidential election. However, he did not explain the reasons for his decision.