**Elon Musk Confronts Fresh Lawsuit Concerning $1 Million Voter Lottery**
Elon Musk finds himself in legal hot water again, as he now faces a new lawsuit linked to the contentious $1 million voter lottery conducted by his political action committee, America PAC. This latest legal action follows a prior case, with Musk’s defense in the first instance seemingly paving the way for the new allegations.
On Tuesday, a resident of Arizona initiated a **14-page class action lawsuit** in a Texas District Court, alleging fraud and breach of contract against Musk and America PAC in relation to the $1 million giveaway, which was launched just last month.
### **Overview of the $1 Million Giveaway**
The contest, available to registered voters in seven pivotal swing states—Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina—required entrants to share personal details and sign a petition endorsing the First and Second Amendments. In exchange, participants were promised $47 for their support and entered into a daily drawing for a $1 million prize, with a new winner being disclosed each day starting from Oct. 19.
However, the newly filed class action lawsuit contends that the winner selection process was not random, contradicting Musk and America PAC’s public assertions, and was instead a strategy to motivate individuals to sign the petition.
### **Previous Legal Issues**
The lawsuit makes reference to an earlier case brought by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who accused Musk and America PAC of conducting an illegal lottery, seeking to sway voters, and breaching consumer protection laws with misleading claims. In that instance, Musk’s defense maintained that the purported lottery winners were actually spokespeople for America PAC, and the $1 million “prizes” functioned as salaries, not rewards. Those selected had shared their personal narratives and entered into contracts with America PAC.
Musk’s attorney, Chris Gober, remarked, “The recipients of the $1 million are not randomly chosen. We are fully aware of who will be proclaimed as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”
Despite these disclosures, a judge ruled in Musk’s favor on Monday, permitting the $1 million giveaway to proceed. Nonetheless, this ruling had a limited effect as the lottery was scheduled to conclude on Election Day.
### **Emerging Allegations**
The newly filed class action lawsuit, lodged just a day after the judge’s decision, posits that Musk and America PAC intentionally made false claims regarding the randomness of the winner selection. The plaintiff contends that had she known the winners were not randomly chosen, she would not have signed the petition or shared her personal details.
In addition to pursuing at least $5 million in damages, the lawsuit demands the destruction of all personal information gathered by Musk and America PAC during the giveaway. Participants were required to provide their names, email addresses, residential addresses, and phone numbers to enter the lottery.
The lawsuit further claims that Musk profited from the giveaway by directing traffic to his social media platform, **X (formerly Twitter)**, and could have gained additional profits through the use or sale of participants’ personal information. The form utilized to collect such data only indicated that phone numbers would be used to verify petition signers’ authenticity, leaving other potential uses of the information ambiguous.
### **Claims of Political Bias**
An **NBC News report** released last week disclosed that among the first 14 winners of the $1 million lottery, nine were registered Republicans, while three had publicly backed Donald Trump. Notably, none of the winners were registered Democrats or supporters of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
Musk, who has openly endorsed Trump, refuted claims that the lottery was intended to register Republicans. He asserted that anyone, irrespective of political affiliation, had a “daily chance of winning” the $1 million prize, and that participants “can come from any or no political party.”
While it may be technically accurate that anyone could have signed the petition for a chance at the reward, the statistics regarding the actual winners and the revelations about their selection process imply that the odds were significantly enhanced if one’s political views aligned with Musk’s.
### **Final Thoughts**
As the legal disputes surrounding Musk’s $1 million voter lottery continue to evolve, the controversy underscores possible issues of transparency, fairness, and the handling of personal data in politically charged giveaways. With several lawsuits now in progress, the eventual outcomes could carry substantial consequences for Musk, America PAC, and the participants who engaged in the lottery.