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Elon Musk has voted by mail despite attacking the option ‘insane,’ records show (www.nbcnews.com)

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Musk voted by mail in November 2016, the year Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, and in the November 2018 midterm election, the records show. Musk’s primary residence was in Los Angeles at the time.

The state records show that Musk had a sparse history of voting in California. During the 18 years he was eligible to vote there, he cast ballots in only those two elections. He became eligible to vote when he became a U.S. citizen in 2002 and cast his first ballot 14 years later, at age 45. He was actively registered to vote by August 2006, the records show.

Among the elections Musk skipped were presidential races in which Barack Obama, John McCain and Mitt Romney were on the ballot, all primary elections and all local elections. California has an open primary system in which all registered voters are allowed to participate.

A fine, patriotic American who definitely belongs in Trump's cabinet.

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[-] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 86 points 2 years ago

That’s because he’s a fucktard.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Musk xit's "Exactly" to someone else's opinion, and he gets 103K 'likes'.

That's Musk.

[-] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

We don’t need to use ableist slurs to insult a piece of shit like Musk

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I'm disabled and I approve this use of "fucktard"

hits gavel

next order of business

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

As an Autist I also approve

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[-] Blooper@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 2 years ago

My fucktarded friends would be insulted

[-] Tja@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

We don't need to use coprological similes to insult a moron like Musk

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 57 points 2 years ago

California has optional mail ballots for everyone. Can't imagine voting without it

I can fill out my ballot at my leisure, researching measures when I have time. No need to remember anything or make a cheat sheet for election day. And no standing in line.

[-] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 27 points 2 years ago

This is especially necessary in California due to the ballot proposition thing. For those unfamiliar, California lets citizens put new laws on the ballot if they collect enough signatures. So each year the ballot there can be dozens and dozens of pages as you read through each of these somewhat lengthy measures. It takes ages in the voting booth, so doing so by mail is way better.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

In Washington it’s required. No polling locations except a couple headquarters locations where you can submit provisional ballots and such if there’s something last moment that comes up.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Like that clown is going to stand in line anywhere with the rabble to vote.

[-] INeedMana@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Oh! Now I know what this is. It's not "mail voting is bad, let's not mail vote". It's "let's use X to vote"

[-] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 years ago

I'm glad I'm so past the point of even trying to explain the hypocrisy to people that still give assholes like this the benefit of the doubt. Remember when the Hyperloop came out and so many people insisted it was the way of the future? 🙄

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

That was so stupid. I thought it was stupid at the time. Just make regular high speed rail. That's all we need.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 16 points 2 years ago

Some places have been trying to get high speed rail for decades - when I was in Florida in the 90s we even had it on a ballot and the public wanted it overwhelmingly. Then the politicians came back and said it's too costly. Connecting some places would have paid off the construction multiple times and helped the state economy. I can only assume that there's people invested in building and maintaining roads that have lobbyists to keep them the "preferred" transportation option.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I doubt it's the road builders; it's oil companies, and to a lesser extent car manufacturers

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 2 years ago

It's always oil companies, isn't it? If I get a time machine, I'm going back to the early Carboniferous period and introduce the missing bacteria that would have decayed plants and minimized fossil fuel buildup.

[-] smeenz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

While you're there, probably best to find the first primate, and stomp on it.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago

That's the beautiful part, change the direction far back enough there may not be primates at all.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

It is always the oil companies, yes. I'll give you ten bucks if you can find a societal problem that I can't trace back to oil companies. Not counting homophobia, that one is a conservative religious problem

[-] doughless@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

But, don't you see? His idea works in a vacuum!

[-] smeenz 1 points 2 years ago

I wish he would work in a vacuum.

[-] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly, just working in any producitve capacity at all would be an improvement for him, vacuum or not

[-] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 5 points 2 years ago

The whole idea was to crush public transportation, which Elon despises. He never intended to make a thing that worked, it was to take money away from something that would benefit the masses instead of the rich.

[-] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

News flash, giant hypocrite exhibits large amounts of hypocrisy.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Rules for Me but not for Thee

[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 12 points 2 years ago

Man, voting by mail is the best. Never voting in person ever again.

[-] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I would love to hear Elon explain the complete process that is mail in voting.

The process is actually more secure than in person voting. Especially on a machine.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 years ago

But he’s a genius. We should emulate him. Quick, let’s vote by mail and interview a presidential candidate.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago

Elon also took massive subsidies for Spacex and Tesla. The only reason both companies successed. He believes it is OK for him but no one else. A very common theme for the thin skin man.

[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Same for Trump and every other republican bad faith actor

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

You mean Elmo's been caught lying yet again? Imagine my utter lack of surprise!

[-] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

He means it’s insane that ordinary people can vote as easily as he can.

[-] kubica@fedia.io 4 points 2 years ago

The weird people saying one thing and doing the other.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I hope he continues calling it insane. This stunts Republican turnout as it did in 2020!

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Fuck Elon Musk.

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

He's weird.

[-] INeedMana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Plot twist (just for fun, I'm not trying to protect him): he actually wasn't. The votes were fake and whoever were faking them dropped the ball by using info of someone recognizable

[-] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

They also dropped the ball by risking a fine and five years in prison to cast one vote in a non-swing state.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

TIL that Elon musk must have become a US citizen at some point. Or are we talking about South Africa elections?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Yes, he gained US Citizenship, as the article says.

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