• Tech News Policy Georgia says Elon Musk’s America PAC violated election law The political action committee sent out partially pre-filled absentee ballot applications. The political action committee sent out partially pre-filled absentee ballot applications. Link Share Gift For all hisblusteraboutvoter fraud, Elon Musk has been one of the most flagrant flouters of US election law. • Now his America PAC has been slapped with areprimandby theGeorgia State Election Boardfor sending out pre-filled absentee ballot applications.State lawprohibits anyone, other than an authorized relative, from sending an absentee ballot application prefilled with the elector’s information. • Residents of Chattooga, Cherokee, Coweta, Floyd, and Whitfield counties reported receiving absentee ballot applications from America PAC, partially pre-filled. • According to the State Election Board, the applications also failed to note that they were not actual ballots and were not provided by the government, as is required by law. • At the State Election Board meeting on February 18th, the panel quickly handed down the reprimand. • America PAC did not appear to send a representative or submit a statement in defense of its actions.
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- Georgia’s State Election Board issued a reprimand to Elon Musk’s America PAC for distributing partially pre‑filled absentee ballot applications in Chattooga, Cherokee, Coweta, Floyd and Whitfield counties. State law allows only authorized relatives to send pre‑filled forms, and the applications also failed to disclose that they were not official government ballots. The board’s February 18 meeting handed down the reprimand after the PAC did not appear or submit a defense. The action follows Musk’s earlier attempts to influence voter registration in swing states, raising concerns about potential election‑law violations.
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