A federal judge has ordered Elon Musk to face a proposed class-action lawsuit from voters who say they were misled into signing a petition in the buildup to the 2024 election by promises of a chance to win $1 million in a daily giveaway.

The lawsuit, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, invokes the Class Action Fairness Act and alleges that the total value of all class members' claims exceeds $5 million. It seeks damages and injunctive relief on behalf of petition signers who say they were wrongly induced to provide personal identifying information when signing the petition.

Newsweek contacted lawyers for Musk and America PAC for comment via email on Thursday outside regular office hours.

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The case centers on whether Musk's America PAC

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