A judge ordered all parties along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday (Oct 31) to appear in a court hearing in Philadelphia in a lawsuit against a committee for US elections. 

The lawsuit is to stop the committee, controlled by Musk, from awarding $1 million to registered US voters in Pennsylvania before the November 5 election

The Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner, who is a Democrat, filed the case on Monday (Oct 28) calling the action by ṭhe America Pac an “illegal lottery.”

The lawsuit argued that the giveaway lures residents of the state to share their personal data. 

“The Philadelphia district attorney is charged with protecting the public from public nuisances and unfair trade practices, including illegal lotteries,” Krasner said in a statement.

“The DA is also charged with protecting the public from interference with the integrity of elections,” he said.

Democratic President Joe Biden was asked by reporters about Musk’s lottery after voting in Delaware.

“Tell him I registered, a million dollars!” Biden joked, before going on to say that he believed Musk’s sweepstakes is “totally inappropriate.”

Musk, 53, who also owns X, formerly Twitter, has thrown his millions, time and considerable influence into backing Republican presidential candidate Trump since endorsing him in July.

Musk, the world’s richest man, has reportedly donated $118 million to his personal pro-Trump political action committee, an organisation which collects funds for elections. 

He has also appeared on stage with Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and hosted a series of town halls on his own in the battleground state, seen as critical in the November election.

Musk, who previously supported Barack Obama but has become increasingly conservative in recent years, peppers his 202 million followers on X daily with messages championing Trump and denigrating his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.