Musk PAC offering $100 for Wisconsin petition signatures opposing 'activist judges'

Tech billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk is flexing his financial muscle in a Wisconsin election to decide a crucial state Supreme Court seat — giving away $100 to registered voters who sign a petition against "activist judges."

Those who receive the money don't have to vote the way Musk wants them to, and voter privacy laws guarantee no one will know how they vote once they are in the voting booth.

Musk's America PAC is running the giveaway through April 1, when Wisconsin voters decide whether the highest court in a key swing state keeps its liberal tilt or flips conservative. The race between will pick between Republican Brad Schimel and Democratic candidate Susan Crawford has drawn intense national interest.

According to the "special offer for Wisconsin voters" attached to the petition that America PAC posted online, voters who refer others who sign the petition can get a bonus $100, on top of the $100 for their own signatures.

"Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political agendas," the petition reads. "By signing below, I'm rejecting the actions of activist judges who impose their own views and demanding a judiciary that respects its role — interpreting, not legislating."

The Wisconsin election could have major implications on issues like election laws, abortion rights and other priorities for each party.

Schimel and Crawford are both former prosecutors now deciding cases at the circuit court level.

Democrats, who are receiving support from across the country, including from billionaires George Soros and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, already have been seeking to target Musk’s influence on GOP politics. They launched a seven-figure initiative earlier this month dubbed “The People v. Musk,” that includes digital ads and town halls, among other tactics.

Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of social media platform X and automaker Tesla, is a top adviser to President Trump and leader of the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that has made sweeping cuts to the federal workforce and foreign aid programs, both of which have been challenged in court.

Musk's PAC held an attention-grabbing lottery-style giveaway during the final stretch of last year's presidential election, gifting $1 million a day to a select voter in one of seven swing states who signed a petition “in Favor of Free Speech and the Right to Bear Arms."

The online petition process has long been used by campaigns to beef up their voter outreach efforts and corresponding contact lists.