A bipartisan group of secretaries of state has criticized Elon Musk and his X platform for disseminating false information regarding Vice President Kamala Harris' eligibility to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot in several battleground states.
The group raised concerns about the AI-powered Grok chatbot on X, formerly known as Twitter, which inaccurately informed users that the ballot deadline had passed for the 2024 election in nine states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, and Ohio.
The secretaries of state emphasized that this information was incorrect, stating that the ballots in all nine states were still open, and upcoming deadlines would allow for changes to candidates listed on the ballot for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States.
In a letter addressed to Musk, the group urged immediate changes to be implemented on the X platform. They recommended directing users to a nonpartisan website from the National Association of Secretaries of State, where voters could access reliable information about their registration status and polling-place locations.
Officials from five of the affected states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Washington state, signed onto the letter. Notably, four of the five officials are Democrats, with Pennsylvania's top election official, Al Schmidt, being a Republican known for his refusal to support former President Donald Trump's attempts to interfere with the 2020 election results in Philadelphia.
