{"id":2351577,"date":"2024-10-07T09:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-pac-offers-47-for-every-swing-state-voter-referral-to-sign-free-speech-petition-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:56:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:56:29","slug":"musk-pac-offers-47-for-every-swing-state-voter-referral-to-sign-free-speech-petition-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-pac-offers-47-for-every-swing-state-voter-referral-to-sign-free-speech-petition-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk PAC offers $47 for every swing-state voter referral to sign free speech petition &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-pac-offers-47-for-every-swing-state-voter-referral-to-sign-free-speech-petition-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2351577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk&#8217;s America PAC is \u200bincentivizing individuals to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-dispel-democrats-lie-smearing-gop-poll-watchers-as-threats-to-democracy\/\" title=\"House Republicans Dispel Democrats\u2019 Lie Smearing GOP Poll Watchers As Threats To Democracy\">boost voter participation<\/a> in key swing states by offering $47 for every referral that leads \u200cto a signature on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-pac-offers-47-for-every-swing-state-voter-referral-to-sign-free-speech-petition-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Musk\u2019s PAC offers  for every swing-state voter referral to sign free speech petition - Washington Examiner\">petition supporting free speech<\/a> and the Second Amendment. This initiative targets voters in states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, with\u200b a registration deadline of October 21. The petition does not register individuals\u200c to vote or mandate polling place \u2064attendance on Election Day. In addition to the referral program, America PAC has employed \u2063canvassers in these states to further increase \u2062engagement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk PAC offers $47 for every swing-state voter referral to sign free speech petition<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1755244\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3178774\/exclusive-elon-musk-says-destiny-of-america-is-on-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elon Musk<\/a> is trying to boost the number of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swing-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>swing-state<\/a> voters by paying people to sign a petition saying they will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-nations-scramble-to-protect-universities-from-american-leftism\/\" title=\"Western Nations Scramble To Protect Universities From American Leftism\">support free speech<\/a> and the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The petition doesn&rsquo;t register people to vote or require anyone to show up at a polling place on Election Day. To boost support for voting, Musk&rsquo;s America PAC is offering $47 for every referral that results in a signature via his pro-Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162649\/elon-musk-super-pac-website-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"super PAC\">super PAC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Only voters in swing states &mdash; Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina &mdash; are eligible for the payments, and they must refer people by Oct. 21. That deadline is the final day voters in Pennsylvania and Michigan can register to vote if they want to cast a ballot in November.<\/p>\n<p>America PAC has also hired canvassers in swing states.<\/p>\n<p>Signers of the petition would be pledging their support for the First and Second amendments, which have been Musk&rsquo;s cited reasons for endorsing former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said this November will be &ldquo;the most important election in our lifetime&rdquo; in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3178774\/exclusive-elon-musk-says-destiny-of-america-is-on-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our goal is to get 1 million registered voters in swing states to sign in support of the Constitution, especially freedom of speech and the right to bear arms,&rdquo; the website reads.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the petition requires an email address and a cellphone number to sign it, the <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.theamericapac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"website\">website<\/a> promises to use the number only &ldquo;to confirm you are the legitimate petition signer. No other purpose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk joined Trump onstage during his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. The event marked Trump&rsquo;s first time back in Butler, Pennsylvania, since the July 13 assassination attempt there, which prompted Musk&rsquo;s public endorsement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1755244\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1755244\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musk PAC pays $47 for swing-state voter petition referrals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2351578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/100524_SALENA_MUSK_BUTLER_SMALL_EDIT-6-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42480,4250,7409,25081,42479],"class_list":["post-2351577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-free-speech-petition","tag-musk","tag-pac","tag-swing-state","tag-voter-referral"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/100524_SALENA_MUSK_BUTLER_SMALL_EDIT-6-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}