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Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Lime scooters rides and Johnny Rockets milkshakes are among the free items major companies will be handing out on Election Day to residents who cast their votes—and not all of them are requiring proof.  Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/10/31/these-companies-are-giving-out-election-day-freebies-krispy-kreme-ikea-and-more/  Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript  Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com  Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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00:00Billionaires and businesses are giving Election Day freebies.

00:04Elon Musk, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, is giving $1 million daily to a random

00:10swing state voter who signs his petition, in a controversial giveaway that some argue

00:15is illegal.

00:16Musk announced the $1 million daily awards at a Trump rally on October 19th, weeks after

00:22he announced that any America PAC petition signee who refers another registered swing

00:26state voter to sign the petition by October 21st would receive $47.

00:32He then upped that offer for Pennsylvania voters, offering $100 per referral.

00:38Voters qualify for the giveaway by signing the petition that calls for support of free

00:42speech and the right to bear arms, but does not make any other specific call to action.

00:47It's technically illegal under federal election law to provide incentives to vote, but the

00:52law has seemingly never been enforced against companies, one expert told the New York Times

00:56in 2018.

00:58The giveaways become legal if they're opened up to anyone on Election Day, whether they

01:02voted or not, like Krispy Kreme's promotion.

01:05It's also legal to dole out the freebies in non-federal elections.

01:09Krispy Kreme donuts, Lime Scooter rides, and Johnny Rockets milkshakes are among the free

01:14items major companies will be handing out on Election Day to residents who cast their

01:18votes.

01:19And not all of them are requiring proof.

01:22Elected voters can get half off their Lyft ride share, bike share, or scooter ride between

01:275 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday using the code VOTE24.

01:32Uber is offering 50% off rides to polling places during voting hours.

01:37More than 55 million people have already cast their votes in the 2024 election via early

01:42in-person or mail-in voting, and that number is expected to triple by the end of the day

01:47Tuesday.

01:48About two-thirds of the voting-eligible population turned out for the 2020 presidential election,

01:53which this year includes 244 million Americans.

01:58For more on this story, check out Mary Whitfield Roloff's article in the link in the description.

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