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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mary Papenfuss

Elon Musk’s PAC alters video with $1m woman saying she was paid to vote

Elon Musk’s political action committee America PAC altered a social media video of a recipient of a $1 million check from the tech billionaire in which she effectively said she was paid to vote in the Wisconsin election.

Under Wisconsin’s “Election bribery” laws, it’s not only illegal in the state to pay someone to vote for a particular candidate, it’s also illegal (a felony) to pay anyone simply to vote (or not vote), regardless of who they vote for.

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