from https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5220124-elon-musk-voters-wisconsin-ben-wikler/
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said it’s illegal for Elon Musk to cut $1 million paychecks for voters who support Brad Schimel, a Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court.
“Elon Musk has committed a blatant felony by offering money for votes in order to help Brad Schimel,” Wikler said in a Friday statement.
“Musk’s illegal election bribery scheme to put Brad Schimel on the Supreme Court is a chainsaw attack on democracy and the rule of law in Wisconsin and our nation.”
The tech giant deleted his early Friday post outlining plans to travel to Wisconsin to personally deliver funds.
“On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin. Entrance is limited to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election,” Musk said in a post on the social platform X, which has now been taken down.
“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,” he added.
Later in the day, he clarified the earlier post to say he would pay spokespeople $1 million to support Schimel.