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The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC), a bipartisan panel that manages the elections process in the Badger State, has referred two felony-level complaints against Elon Musk to a local prosecutor’s office after he handed out checks to voters, encouraging them to vote in the 2025 state Supreme Court race.

The world’s first trillionaire (whose net worth recently slipped into multi-billionaire status) poured millions of his own dollars into that election, backing conservative, Trump-aligned Brad Schimel over the liberal candidate Susan Crawford. Musk also provided funding for a group that created deceptive ads during the campaign, spreading misinformation about Crawford in radio and TV ads.

Crawford wound up winning the election, defeating Schimel by nearly 10 percentage points in the most expensive court race the country has ever seen.

Despite his substantial spending in the race, it was Musk’s decision to reward would-be voters with million-dollar checks that resulted in the WEC investigating his involvement in the race.

Last week, the WEC, which is composed equally of Democratic and Republican members, voted 5-1 in favor of referring Musk to the Brown County District Attorney’s........

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