Elon Musk’s mother faces backlash for ‘have 10 fake names, go to 10 polling booths’ post

Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, recently shared a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) in which she asked Americans to cast their votes in the upcoming November elections using fake names.
In the post, Maye wrote, “The Democrats have given us another option. You don’t have to register to vote. On Election Day, have 10 fake names, go to 10 polling booths, and vote 10 times.That’s 100 votes, and it’s not illegal. Maybe we should work the system, too.”
She retweeted the Tesla CEO’s post urging people to get their friends and family to vote as Georgia's deadline closed this week. “Super important to get all your friends and family to register to vote. Georgia’s registration deadline is Monday,” Musk said in his post.



Maye’s post has gone viral with over 7 million views and thousands of comments. Some users criticised the post saying that it was illegal and people should know about this. Even the social media platform added the context below the post and claimed it to be illegal. The readers noted, “This is, in fact, illegal,” and shared the link to the official site of the US government’s voting codes.
“Great idea, Maye. I think you should film yourself doing this and post it,” one user said sarcastically.
Another user commented: “That is illegal. Do you have any credible evidence Democrats are engaging in that practice?”
A third user slammed Maye Musk and said: “Ah I think we see where @elonmusk gets his brain damage from. I thought it was because you drank cleaning chemicals during pregnancy, but apparently it's genetic.”
“This tweet constitutes the solicitation of a crime and is in itself a fully completed criminal act. If at least one person acts on your solicitation, you could also be charged with conspiracy. You should retract this tweet immediately,” a fourth user criticised.