Elon Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter) and founder of SpaceX and Tesla, has expressed his disapproval of mail-in voting for the upcoming November election in the United States.
Musk advocated for manual paper ballots and in-person voting, stating that electronic voting machines and mail-in ballots are too risky.
According to Musk, “Electronic voting machines and anything mailed in is too risky. We should mandate paper ballots and in-person voting only. Mail-in and drop box ballots should not be allowed, as cameras on the in-person voting stations would at least prevent large-scale fraud by counting how many people showed up vs ballots cast.”
Musk’s stance comes after President Joe Biden announced his intention to veto a House Representatives bill aimed at preventing non-Americans from voting in the election. Biden argued that the bill is based on “easily disproven falsehoods” and would make it harder for eligible Americans to register to vote.
However, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson interpreted Biden’s
