Elon Musk's Mom Slammed for Encouraging Voting Fraud as She Asks People to Vote Under Fake Names

X Post Sparks Outrage in U.S. Elections

US elections are right around the corner, and opinions regarding it have become a central topic of discussion on social media. Several influential personalities are using their platform to advocate for certain candidates and also educate others regarding the election. Maye Musk (@mayemusk), a 76-year-old model, dietician, and author with 1.1 million X followers has been a vocal supporter of Republican candidate, Donald Trump. One of her recent posts on X sparked outrage when she suggested Trump's supporters to vote using multiple IDs, International Business Times reported. People were quick to comment and give their opinions regarding the method she was preaching to her followers.

Maye Musk's Suggestion

Maye Musk from her social media handle in a message directed to Trump's supporters wrote, "The Democrats have given us another option. You don’t have to register to vote. On Election Day, have 10 fake names, go to 10 polling booths and vote 10 times. That’s 100 votes, and it’s not illegal. Maybe we should work the system too." The post was done as a quote to her son, Elon Musk's post that was asking Georgia citizens to register before the deadline. The 'advice' soon went viral with 9.4k comments in no time. According to the U.S. code, multiple voting is considered fraud and could lead to imprisonment, IBT reported. The post was made hours before her son made an appearance at a Trump rally.

Maye Musk Slammed

Multiple X users came to her comment section, and criticized her for advocating an illegal practice, IBT reported. @lauferlaw straight away called the method illegal and asked for solid proof of Democrats participating in such behavior, "That is illegal. Do you have any credible evidence Democrats are engaging in that practice?" @omunderdal warned Maye Musk against giving such advice on a public platform and wrote, "This tweet constitutes the solicitation of a crime and is in itself a fully completed criminal act. If at least one person acts on your solicitation, you could also be charged with conspiracy. You should retract this tweet immediately." 

Maye Musk Backtracks

After Trump's Pennsylvania rally finished, Maye Musk came on her platform and posted an update, asking people to ignore her original post. She wrote, "In Butler, Pennsylvania, we just heard that the Republicans will make sure no illegals vote. Ignore my previous post." On being criticized for spreading wrong information about Democrats, she claimed that Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, had passed a law that made it illegal to provide voter IDs in booths. Newsom has recently signed legislation that prevents local governments from requiring voters to present identification at the polls, KCRA reported. "Voter identification laws place the onus on the voter to prove their identity and right to vote, even after voters have taken the necessary steps to prove their identity and right to vote through the voter registration process," the bill stated. 

The Musk Connection

Maye Musk and her son Elon Musk have been advocating for Donald Trump since the beginning of the election cycle, IBT reported. Recently, Elon Musk participated in Trump's rally, at the same site where the candidate was shot in July. The owner of X and CEO of Tesla urged people to go out and vote to protect their rights, CNN reported. "Register to vote, OK? And get everyone you know and everyone you don’t know. Drag them to register to vote. There’s only two days left to register to vote in Georgia and Arizona. Forty-eight hours. Text people now. Now. And then make sure they actually do vote," Elon Musk said at the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. "If they don’t, this will be the last election. That’s my prediction." The U.S. election is set to take place on 5th November, BBC reported.