Jen Thomas
Elon Musk has got people concerned after news of his involvement with an upcoming election.
Musk has already awarded one voter with a whopping $1 million, and has promised to present two other voters with cheques worth a million too.
With many on the opposition calling out the 'bribery', a lot of people are concerned with Musk's involvement in the Wisconsin election.
What exactly is at stake and what can his involvement do?
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On 1 April, the Supreme Court will decide who will be in charge of the court in the US state, and the Republicans are backing Brad Schimel, while the Democrats are supporting Susan Crawford for the ten year tenure.
The vote will decide whether the highest court in Wisconsin will remain under 4-3 liberal control, or whether it will have a conservative majority.
Musk himself posted about how 'important' it is to vote, on X.
He wrote: "On Sunday night, I will give a talk in Wisconsin. Entrance is limited to those who have voted in the Supreme Court election.
"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.
Many are worried about his involvement, and that giving away this money is bribery and interfering with the due process of the elections.
Wisconsin is a major battleground state, and the outcome of this vote could heavily impact the 2028 elections.
It is being regarded as a barometer of public feeling towards Trump, and how he will fare in future.
Trump called it 'a really big and important race, and could have much to do with the future of our Country.'
Brad Schimel has previously expressed a number of conservative views including opposing abortion rights, and previously led a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act.
Susan Crawford has shared left-leaning views and supports abortion rights, and said that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was 'wrongly decided.'
However, she has told PBS Wisconsin that she will be impartial and is approaching the race 'as a judge, and I want to be a good, fair, impartial, common-sense justice for the people of Wisconsin.'
Musk has donated $3 million of his own money directly to the Republican Party Of Wisconsin, which is helping to fund Schimel's campaign.
Groups that Musk is affiliated with have spent at least $13 million too.
Recent research has found that the vote is expected to be extremely close, so many are worried that Musk's financial incentives will push the Republican party further.
As well as the $1 million cheques, he has also been offering local voters $100 to sign a petition denouncing 'activist judges.'
Musk said: “This is a very important race for many reasons.
“The most consequential is that [it] will decide how congressional districts are drawn in Wisconsin, which if the other candidate wins, instead of Justice Schimel, then the Democrats will attempt to redraw the districts and cause Wisconsin to lose two Republican seats.
"In my opinion, that’s the most important thing, which is a big deal given that the congressional majority is so razor-thin. It could cause the House to switch to Democrat if that redrawing takes place.”
It is also of note that Musk's company, Tesla, is currently battling Wisconsin in court.
Tesla is challenging laws prohibiting auto manufacturers from selling directly to consumers through their own dealerships, leading to them filing a lawsuit in January according to The New York Times.
The lawsuit was filed just days before Musk started ramping up his campaign to support Schimel.
People will be keenly watching to see what happens next.