Elon Musk’s Wisconsin Election Stunt Faces Lawsuit

Elon Musk is in hot water in Wisconsin after he said he would “personally hand over” millions of dollars to voters who had cast ballots in a major Supreme Court election.

Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) filed a lawsuit against Musk and his America PAC on Friday ahead of a planned trip to the state by the billionaire.

Musk had previously shared on his social media platform X that he would “personally hand over” $2 million to two people who have voted in the election at a rally in Wisconsin on Sunday. Musk’s political action committee circulated a petition against “activist judges” earlier this month, offering Wisconsin registered voters who signed $100.

He deleted the post Friday and shared a new one saying the people receiving the millions were “spokesmen” for those who had signed the petition.

March 28, 2025

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On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin.

To clarify a previous post, entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges.

I will also hand over checks for a million dollars to 2 people to be spokesmen for the petition.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2025

“Wisconsin law forbids anyone from offering or promising to give anything of value to an elector in order to induce the elector to go to the polls, vote or refrain from voting, or vote for a particular person,” Kaul’s lawsuit said, adding that Musk’s offer was a “blatant attempt” to violate state law and an “egregious attempt to buy votes.”

The Wisconsin race will decide control of the state Supreme Court. Conservative candidate Brad Schimel has received significant monetary support from Musk and an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Susan Crawford, his opponent, accused Musk in an ad of “trying to buy Schimel a seat on the Supreme Court because he knows Schimel always helps his big campaign donors.”

In his lawsuit, Kaul asked a judge for an injunction to keep Musk and his PAC from promoting their offer and from actually making any payments.