Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Lime scooters rides and Johnny Rockets milkshakes are among the free items major companies will be handing out on Election Day to residents who cast their votes—and not all of them are requiring proof.
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00:00Billionaires and businesses are giving Election Day freebies.
00:04Elon Musk, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, is giving $1 million daily to a random
00:10swing state voter who signs his petition, in a controversial giveaway that some argue
00:15is illegal.
00:16Musk announced the $1 million daily awards at a Trump rally on October 19th, weeks after
00:22he announced that any America PAC petition signee who refers another registered swing
00:26state voter to sign the petition by October 21st would receive $47.
00:32He then upped that offer for Pennsylvania voters, offering $100 per referral.
00:38Voters qualify for the giveaway by signing the petition that calls for support of free
00:42speech and the right to bear arms, but does not make any other specific call to action.
00:47It's technically illegal under federal election law to provide incentives to vote, but the
00:52law has seemingly never been enforced against companies, one expert told the New York Times
00:56in 2018.
00:58The giveaways become legal if they're opened up to anyone on Election Day, whether they
01:02voted or not, like Krispy Kreme's promotion.
01:05It's also legal to dole out the freebies in non-federal elections.
01:09Krispy Kreme donuts, Lime Scooter rides, and Johnny Rockets milkshakes are among the free
01:14items major companies will be handing out on Election Day to residents who cast their
01:18votes.
01:19And not all of them are requiring proof.
01:22Elected voters can get half off their Lyft ride share, bike share, or scooter ride between
01:275 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday using the code VOTE24.
01:32Uber is offering 50% off rides to polling places during voting hours.
01:37More than 55 million people have already cast their votes in the 2024 election via early
01:42in-person or mail-in voting, and that number is expected to triple by the end of the day
01:47Tuesday.
01:48About two-thirds of the voting-eligible population turned out for the 2020 presidential election,
01:53which this year includes 244 million Americans.
01:58For more on this story, check out Mary Whitfield Roloff's article in the link in the description.