{"id":2435095,"date":"2025-05-15T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-america-pac-sued-by-voters-for-alleged-failure-to-pay-them\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:12:46","slug":"musks-america-pac-sued-by-voters-for-alleged-failure-to-pay-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-america-pac-sued-by-voters-for-alleged-failure-to-pay-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk&#8217;s America PAC sued by voters for alleged failure to pay them"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fmusks-america-pac-sued-by-voters-for-alleged-failure-to-pay-them%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=2435095&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-att-airbnbheres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" title=\"Marriott, AT&amp;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States\">political action committee<\/a> (PAC) is facing a lawsuit for allegedly failing to fulfill its promise to pay petition signers in swing states. The lawsuit claims that Musk&#8217;s America PAC made offers of $47 and later $100 to individuals for signing petitions supporting the Constitution. However, three residents from Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia contend that they did not receive the full payments promised. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >class action lawsuit seeks<\/a> to represent all signers who were similarly affected. This legal action follows Musk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-burgum-allied-pac-reaches-15-million-in-spending-amid-failing-poll-numbers\/\" title=\"Doug Burgum-aligned ... spends M as poll numbers decline.\">substantial financial investment<\/a> in GOP campaigns, where he aimed to motivate voters to participate in the upcoming 2024 election. musk has previously engaged in similar initiatives, offering monetary incentives to sign petitions on various issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-boebert-and-rep-biggs-vow-to-stand-up-against-democrat-overreach-defend-second-amendment-at-cpac\/\" title=\"Rep. Boebert and Rep. Biggs vow to stand up against Democrat overreach, defend Second Amendment at C...\">including free speech<\/a> and election integrity.The America PAC has not commented on the lawsuit.  <\/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\">Elon Musk PAC faces lawsuit over allegedly failing to pay petition signers<\/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_2111380\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&lsquo;s political action committee is being sued for allegedly failing to pay registered swing state voters as he promised to in return for signing petitions or referring others for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit comes after the Tesla mogul-turned-presidential adviser dropped over a quarter of a billion dollars to secure a GOP victory in November, using payments to individual voters as a motivating factor to get them to the polls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3412061\/trump-vance-honor-fallen-police-officers-memorial\/\">Trump and Vance honor fallen police officers at memorial service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3411966\/pope-leo-criticism-jd-vance-trump-social-media-rome-inaugural-mass\/\">JD Vance will head to Rome for Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s inaugural Mass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3411716\/trump-theo-von-visit-troops-qatar-military-pay-raise\/\">Trump teases military pay raise in Qatar with Theo Von in tow to visit troops<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>America PAC promised $47 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/decision-2024\/elon-musk-raises-payment-offer-to-100-for-voters-who-sign-petition-supporting-free-speech-right-to-bear-arms\/3745698\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">eventually $100 to voters<\/a> in the seven battleground states for signing a petition to support the Constitution. However, three Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia residents claim that the PAC breached the contract by failing to pay them in full.<\/p>\n<p>The federal class action lawsuit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/musks-election-pac-sued-over-alleged-failure-pay-100-petition-signers-2025-05-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filed<\/a> on May 8, per <em>Reuters<\/em>, would represent everyone who signed or referred a voter to the petition and did not receive the full payment.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency and operates in an adviser role to President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, has done similar giveaways, including a $1 million daily payment to those who signed a pledge supporting freedom of speech and the right to bear arms.<\/p>\n<p>He also offered $100 to registered Wisconsin voters to sign a petition &ldquo;in opposition of activist judges&rdquo; during the state&rsquo;s Supreme Court election. Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3368425\/elon-musk-gop-anxiety-off-year-election-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$25 million infusion<\/a> from the billionaire, liberal candidate Susan Crawford defeated Musk-backed Brad Schimel by 10 points in April.<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin race was Trump&rsquo;s first test with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gops-newest-midterm-issue-menthols\/\" title=\"The GOP\u2019s Newest Midterm Issue: Menthols?\">swing-state voters<\/a> following a flurry of executive actions that raised concerns in red and blue districts alike over the fate of Medicaid and Social Security. Since the 2024 election, Democrats have flipped GOP-controlled offices in several state special election contests, most recently in Omaha, where a Democrat defeated the Republican mayoral incumbent.<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3361316\/elon-musk-top-2024-donors-worries-grow-political-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">topped the list of Republican donors<\/a> for 2024, donating $291 million to GOP candidates, political action committees, and outside spending groups. Shortly after Election Day, he promised that his America PAC would &ldquo;play a significant role in primaries&rdquo; in the 2026 midterm elections, in which House Republicans are defending a razor-thin majority.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385151\/elon-musk-short-shelf-life-democratic-2026-messaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&lsquo;HANDY ACCESSORY&rsquo; ELON MUSK COULD HAVE SHORT SHELF LIFE FOR DEMOCRATIC 2026 MESSAGING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s also pledged to back challengers to GOP lawmakers who push back against Trump&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>America PAC declined to comment.<\/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_2111380\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2111380\"}});<\/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>Elon Musk&#8217;s PAC is sued for not paying petition signers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2435096,"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\/2025\/02\/musk-cf.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55308,4585,4250,4223],"class_list":["post-2435095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america-pac","tag-lawsuit","tag-musk","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-cf.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435095","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435095"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435099,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435095\/revisions\/2435099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}