A new lawsuit has been filed against Elon Musk’s US PAC, asserting that the organization failed to compensate voters as promised for signing petitions during Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
The lawsuit was initiated by three plaintiffs from Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Georgia last week, representing individuals who claim to be in similar positions. They state that the petition was aimed at endorsing the First and Second Amendments to the Constitution.
The PAC initially offered signers—individuals who brought in signatures—$47 for each signature, later increasing it to $100. This incentive was available only for those residing in key battleground states during the election.
However, the plaintiffs contend they did not receive the agreed-upon payments for their signing or for referring other registered voters. One plaintiff, Stephen Reid, describes himself as a canvasser for the US PAC in Michigan and Georgia. He claims to have referred “many voters” to sign the petition, yet he hasn’t seen any payment despite trying to resolve the issue multiple times.
According to the complaint, Reid believes he is owed thousands of dollars for these referrals.
“The plaintiffs have been in contact with many others who facilitated voter signings for the US PAC petition, and they similarly feel dissatisfied about not being fully compensated,” the lawsuit states.
This lawsuit marks the second time the US PAC faces legal action concerning non-payment. Previously, a resident from a Pennsylvania suburb filed a similar complaint, claiming Musk and the PAC owed him $20,000 for signatures he gathered.
The individual stated he attempted to reach out to the organization repeatedly, but to no avail.
A spokesman for the US PAC previously denied any allegations of fraud and assured that the group intended to pay “all legitimate petition signatures.”
When asked for comment regarding this latest lawsuit, the spokesman chose not to respond.
Additionally, Musk had stated that he would give $1 million a day to those who signed the petition in the last week of the election, which raised some legal concerns since signers must also be registered voters. A class action lawsuit was filed in November, claiming this arrangement was a fraudulent scheme since the outcome seemed pre-determined.
