Wisconsin AG Sues to Stop Elon Musk’s Million Dollar Voter Check Handouts
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit to block Elon Musk from awarding $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters before Tuesday’s state Supreme Court election.
The X owner is working to rally support for conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel.
Kaul’s lawsuit, filed in Dane County Circuit Court, alleges that Musk’s prizes violate Wisconsin state election laws, prohibiting offering anything valuable to influence voter behavior.
The case was originally assigned to Judge Susan Crawford, Schimel’s liberal opponent in the Supreme Court race, but she said she would recuse herself.
Musk announced in an X post on Friday that he would be handing out two $1 million checks to individuals at an event in Wisconsin on Sunday, March 30, 2025, as a gesture of “appreciation for you taking the time to vote.”
BREAKING: Elon Musk will hold a Town Hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Sunday at 6:30pm CT. Entrance is limited to those who have signed the petition in opposition to activist judges. It will be livestreamed on . pic.twitter.com/Z9qeGFVLU7
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) March 28, 2025
“I will also personally hand over two checks for a million dollars each in appreciation for you taking the time to vote. This is super important,” Musk said.
Kaul quickly responded to the news by saying, “The Wisconsin Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that elections in Wisconsin are safe, secure, free, and fair. We are aware of the offer recently posted by Elon Musk to award a million dollars to two people at an event in Wisconsin this weekend.”
Seemingly keeping in line with state law, Musk clarified that the checks were tied to a petition rather than voting directly.
“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,” Musk said in his follow-up.
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
Musk has now said that the million dollar checks are being paid to petition signers to act as “spokesmen” for the petition.
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