Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say

Election officials in Colorado and Washington state are warning voters about inaccurate information coming from America PAC, the super PAC funded by billionaire Elon Musk. Text messages sent to some Colorado voters said a ballot request had been received, even though every active registered voter there automatically gets a mail ballot. Weld County election chief Carly Koppes, a Republican, said the messages triggered calls and emails from confused residents wondering whether someone had filed a request in their name. In Washington, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, has urged people to avoid the PAC's VoteSafe.org site. A PAC spokesman did not answer questions about the Colorado texts, and the group claimed on X that Washington officials wanted to "suppress" registration, according to CNN.

Musk is again spending heavily to help Republicans, this time to keep control of Congress. Federal Election Commission filings show nearly $40 million in independent expenditures by America PAC, with more than $31 million aimed at Senate races, led by the Texas contest between Ken Paxton and James Talarico. Republican strategist Eric Wilson called the outreach standard turnout work and praised its digital voter pass.

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