MADISON, WI (WPR)— Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at shoring up state law to prevent major political donors from handing out checks to voters who sign election-related petitions.
The bill is aimed at tightening Wisconsin’s election bribery laws in the wake of a record-setting state Supreme Court election that saw billionaire Elon Musk hand out a pair of million-dollar checks to Wisconsin voters.
While election bribery is illegal in Wisconsin, the lawmakers said they want to tighten language in state law to prevent billionaires from finding loopholes. They argued Musk attempted to circumvent the law by paying people for signing a petition.
The bill could face an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled state Legislature, where Democrats have limited power to advance legislation.