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Musk awards first $1 million to event attendee

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Has given $75 million to America PAC to support Trump

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America PAC helping to mobilize, register voters

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By Jarrett Renshaw

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct 20 (Reuters) -

P ennsylvania's Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, on Sunday

called on law enforcement to investigate billionaire Elon Musk

for his promise at a weekend pro-Trump rally to give away $1

million each day until Election Day.

Musk on Saturday gave a $1 million check to an attendee at

the rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which was hosted by

America PAC, a political action group the Tesla CEO set

up to back Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 presidential

election.

Shapiro said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that Musk's plan to

give money to registered voters in Pennsylvania is "deeply

concerning" and "it's something that law enforcement could take

a look at."

The money is the latest example of Musk using his

extraordinary wealth to influence the tightly contested

presidential race between Trump and his Democratic rival Vice

President Kamala Harris. Pennsylvania is a must-win state for

both Trump and Harris.

Musk's America PAC is playing a major role in helping

mobilize and register voters in battleground states that could

decide the election, but there are signs it is having trouble

meeting its goals, Reuters was first to report on Friday.

The lucky recipient of Saturday's check was a man named John

Dreher, event staff said.

"By the way, John had no idea. So anyway, you're welcome,"

Musk said as he handed Dreher the check.

On Sunday, Musk handed a second $1 million check to a woman

at an event in Pittsburgh, according to a post by America PAC on

X.

Musk is promising to give $1 million each day to someone who

signs his online petition, which reads: "The First and Second

Amendments guarantee freedom of speech and the right to bear

arms. By signing below, I am pledging my support for the First

and Second Amendments."

To be eligible for the $1 million, petition signers must be

a registered voter and live in one of the seven swing states:

Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

and Wisconsin, according to the America PAC website.

The petition also offers $100 to each registered

Pennsylvania voter who signs and $100 for referring a registered

Pennsylvania voter to sign.

The legality of the giveaways is sure to come under scrutiny

in the coming days.

It is a federal crime to pay people with the intention of

inducing or rewarding them to cast a vote or to get registered,

an offense punishable by prison time. The prohibition covers not

only monetary expenditures, but also anything of monetary value

like liquor or lottery chances, a Justice Department

election-crimes manual says.

The Harrisburg event was the third in as many days in

Pennsylvania, where Musk is painting November's election in

stark terms and encouraging supporters to vote early and get

others to do the same.

Attendees of Saturday's event had to sign the petition, which

allows America PAC to garner contact details for more potential

voters that it can work to get to the polls for Trump.

Musk, ranked by Forbes as the world's richest person, so far

has supplied at least $75 million to America PAC, according to

federal disclosures, making the group a crucial part of Trump's

bid to regain the White House.

The entrepreneur has increasingly supported Republican

causes and this year became an outspoken Trump supporter.

Trump in turn has said if elected he would appoint Musk to

head a government efficiency commission.