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Elon Musk Offers $1,000 to Outside Agitators in Latest Vote-Buying Scheme

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says anyone can be paid $ 20 per photo for getting people in Wisconsin to pose for a picture holding an image of conservative judge Brad Schimel .

The terms and conditions on Musk ’s website appear to contradict that claim.

Musk donned a cheesehead hat at a rally Sunday night in Green Bay , Wisconsin , where he handed out two $1 million checks.

The $1 million giveaway went to people who signed a petition against “activist” judges.

Electioneering is illegal within 100 feet of a polling place in Wisconsin .

Musk executed a similar scheme in swing states leading up to the 2024 presidential election.

Musk spent over $250 million in the 2024 election to elect Donald Trump .