Bipartisan regulator for Wisconsin elections, enforcing state election laws
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney over claims that Elon Musk offered $1 million to voters to influence the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Prosecutors have 40 days to respond. Musk’s team argues the offers were free speech. The complaints cover three voters who received checks and a $100 incentive for signing a petition opposing activist judges. The case follows a record-breaking, $100 million-plus spending on the race, which Crawford won by 10 percentage points.
A Dane County judge has barred voters who have already cast absentee ballots for a candidate who has since dropped out from changing their ballots, while the Wisconsin Elections Commission had previously advised against spoiling ballots. The development comes as Democrats face a chaotic primary with candidates realigning and absentee voting already underway.