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International Business Times
International Business Times
Mark Moore

Democratic Senators Urge Justice Department To Probe Elon Musk's $1 Million Election Lottery

Elon Musk greets Donald Trump onstage at the former president's campaign rally Oct. 5 in Pennsylvania. (Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Two Democratic senators have urged the Department of Justice to investigate billionaire Elon Musk's $1 million lottery aimed at signing up pro-Donald Trump voters in seven swing states.

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who announced the election sweepstakes in Pennsylvania a week ago, is paying out $1 million a day to some lucky registered voter in swing states who signs a petition supporting the right to free speech and the right to bear arms. The scheme provides a major incentive to register to vote, and also gathers information about the signer.

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