Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments to Wisconsin voters after state Supreme Court refused request to stop him
- Elon Musk handed out two $1 million checks to Wisconsin voters who signed a petition supporting a conservative candidate for the state Supreme Court during a visit on Sunday.
- A lawsuit was filed against Musk by a canvasser alleging $20,000 owed for signatures gathered for a petition, claiming breach of contract and unpaid promised amounts.
- Musk's America PAC spent around $12.2 million in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race, part of a record $49.7 million total for judicial campaigns in the state.
- Critics, including Susan Crawford, accused Musk of trying to buy judicial influence, amid ongoing political tensions surrounding the court's significance for future elections.
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Elon Musk Gives Million Dollar Checks to Voters: Is It Legal?
Since the presidential campaigns of 2024, tycoon Elon Musk has been handing out generous checks to “selected voters,” who, with a big smile on their faces, pose for images that later travel through social networks. Now, in the recent elections for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Musk continued this controversial activity that, according to his own lawyers, is not illegal. And it is that, following his arguments, citizens who receive the money do no…
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