Law Firm Linked to Elon Musk Started an ‘Election Integrity’ Organization

The organization, a nonprofit called the Association of State and Local Election Officials, was established by a lawyer then at Lex Politica, the Musk-linked law firm founded by Chris Gober, who was chief counsel for America PAC in 2024 and is now running in Texas for a spot in the House of Representatives.

The board of directors, according to the nonprofit’s registration filing in Texas, boasts Florida secretary of state Cord Byrd, current and former state election officials in Georgia, a Michigan state representative, and the president of Cleta Mitchell’s Election Integrity Network, a Trump administration-aligned election denial group. Byrd announced his involvement with the group—which he said won’t begin until after the election—alongside Florida governor Ron DeSantis in September, as the pair touted its mission, which aims to bring…