Billionaire Elon Musk will visit Wisconsin Sunday and hand out $1 million checks to voters just two days before the high-stakes state Supreme Court election.
Musk first announced his event in a post on his social media platform X that was up for hours until questions were raised about the legality of his plan to present two $1 million checks to voters who had cast ballots.
He deleted that post and soon put up a new one clarifying that the checks would be given to individuals who would serve as spokespeople for his “Petition In Opposition To Activist Judges.” The new post also no longer said attendance would be limited “to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election,” as the original post had stated….
“To clarify a previous post, entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges,” he wrote. “I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2 people to be spokesmen for the petition.”
Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, personally and via two groups has poured about $20 million into the race to back conservative candidate Brad Schimel….
See my earlier post: Elon Musk Appears to Be Breaking Wisconsin Law Against Vote Buying in Offering a Chance to Win $1 Million to Anyone Who Voted in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race.