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North Carolina AG office eyes Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC after voter data complaint

  • America PAC, a political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk, is being eyed by the office of North Carolina's attorney general.
  • The PAC is supporting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in his election contest against Democratic de facto nominee Kamala Harris.
  • America PAC claimed on its website that it would help users register to vote but failed to do so in some battleground states.

The North Carolina Attorney General's Office said Monday that it is eyeing a political action committee created by billionaire Elon Musk following a complaint to the state election board over the PAC's collection of personal data while failing to help users register to vote as promised.

The new inquiry and a similar one announced Sunday by Michigan's secretary of state's office follow a report by CNBC that Musk's America PAC was asking website users in battleground states for personal data — such as ZIP code, full address and a phone number — under the pretext of helping them register to vote without doing so.

In contrast, users of America PAC's site in states that are not considered competitive in the 2024 election were directed to voter registration pages for their state.

The America PAC is supporting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic nominee.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and owner of X, has said he created the PAC and helped fund it.

"Our office is aware of this issue and is looking into it," said a spokeswoman for North Carolina AG Josh Stein on Monday about the PAC's website

When asked for further details, she added, "We have not opened a formal investigation."

Stein is the Democratic nominee for governor in North

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