Summary

  • Elon Musk is funding an initiative aimed at encouraging voters to sign a petition against ‘activist judges’ in return for $100.
  • The Republican-leaning billionaire has already spent $14m in an attempt to secure a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for conservative candidate Brad Schimel.
  • The seat will determine whether liberals maintain a majority ruling on issues such as abortion and gerrymandering.
  • Musk is continuing to voice his views on US elections, despite an ongoing lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin, where Tesla is banned from operating dealerships.
  • The petition seeks voter contact information and does not mention Musk, Trump or Schimel directly.
  • This is not the first time Musk has attempted to influence elections in this way; he offered $1 million to those who signed a Trump petition ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

By Mia Sato

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