David Becker, a former Justice Department official and founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, was more direct. "This is exactly what the statute was designed to criminalize," he said, emphasizing that limiting the prize to registered voters in swing states strengthened the argument that Musk's intent is to influence the election outcome, adding that it "could be legally problematic."

The BBC's Nada Tawfik reports from the battleground state, where officials say record numbers turned out to cast their ballots.

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The following February, Musk announced that the company was finally rolling out its standard Model 3. Musk also said that Tesla was shifting to all-on-line sales, and offering customers the chance to return their cars within seven days or 1,000 miles for a full refund.

Mr. Kelly stressed that he was not endorsing either candidate in the presidential race, but said he was deeply troubled by Mr. Trump’s recent comments about using the military against domestic opponents.

He's paying them to sign a petition—and he wants only people who are registered to vote to sign the petition. So I think he comes out OK here," Smith said, implying that the giveaway falls within legal boundaries.

Musk is the co-founder, CEO and product architect at Tesla Motors, a company formed in 2003 that is dedicated to producing affordable, mass-market electric cars as well as battery products and solar roofs. Musk oversees all product development, engineering and design of the company's products.

After being accepted to a physics graduate degree programme at Stanford University, Mr Musk quickly dropped out and founded two technology start-ups during the "dotcom boom" of the 1990s.

" Muller said that offering cash prizes exclusively to registered voters could be interpreted as giving cash for voter registration, which is prohibited.

Mr. Kelly said that on top of saying “losers” and “suckers,” Mr. Trump often questioned the decisions by Americans to sacrifice for their country.

He has claimed that the rise of artificial intelligence, combined with a declining birth rate, could result in "not enough people" being in the world.

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Although he introduced the Hyperloop with claims that it would be safer than a plane or train, with an estimated cost of $6 billion — approximately one-tenth of the cost for the rail system planned by the state of California — Musk's concept has drawn skepticism. Nevertheless, the entrepreneur has sought to encourage the development of this idea.