Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the” on Sunday that tech mogul Elon Musk’s plan to donate money to registered voters in Pennsylvania was “deeply troubling” and “that the Law enforcement agencies could take a look.” Press.”

Shapiro’s comments come a day after Musk announced in Pennsylvania that he would give away $1 million a day through Election Day to registered voters who support a petition circulated by his super PAC “for free speech and the right to bear arms.” “would have signed.

The super PAC has made signing the petition a requirement for attending rallies led by Musk, and on Saturday it surprised a rally attendee by giving away the first $1 million check on stage.

Shapiro, a Democrat, made clear on Sunday that his political differences with Musk, who supports former President Donald Trump and has promised to spend millions of dollars to turn out voters in Pennsylvania for the former president through his super PAC These cash prizes do not trigger skepticism.

“Musk obviously has the right to express his views. He’s made it very, very clear that he supports Donald Trump. I don’t do that. “Obviously we have different opinions,” Shapiro said, adding, “I don’t.” I can’t deny him that, but when you start pouring so much money into politics, I think it raises serious questions. “

Questions abounded Saturday evening about the legality of these cash payments, as election law experts pointed to various provisions in federal law that prohibit cash payments to voters.

Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project and election law analyst for NBC News, called the payments “clearly illegal” in a post on his website Saturday evening.

He pointed to a federal law, 52 USC 10307(c), which states that any person who “pays, offers to pay, or accepts payment to register to vote or to vote shall be liable to a fine of not more than $10,000.” -$ or a prison sentence of not more than five years or both.”

Hasen told NBC News on Sunday that Musk’s PAC is offering the payments only to registered voters and not the general public, which could make the system illegal.

“Essentially you are creating a lottery. “You are creating a lottery where the only people eligible to participate in the lottery are those who have registered to vote or are registered to vote, and that is illegal,” Hasen said.

He noted that the general intent behind election laws that prohibit bribery is to prevent people from buying votes, but “you don’t have to say you have to vote for a particular candidate to oppose this law.” violated… it may be vote buying.” “Either people are incentivized to register or vote, or they may be rewarded,” Hasen told NBC News on Sunday.

Musk and a representative for America PAC did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this story.

It’s unclear whether federal authorities are investigating Musk’s $1 million lottery payments, but Hasen said federal authorities have the option of prosecuting Musk or simply issuing a warning urging the mogul to stop making the payments to hire registered voters in this way.

“It seems like if this law is going to be enforced, it needs to be deterred,” Hasen said.