Bid to stop Elon Musk million-dollar handover to voters reaches Supreme Court

Elon Musk has pledged to hand over a cheque for one million dollars to two voters (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)

Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over cheques for $1m (€924m) to two voters, an appeal that came hours before President Donald Trump’s ally planned the giveaway at an evening rally.

Two lower courts on Saturday rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh Kaul, who argued Mr Musk’s offer violates a state law prohibiting giving anything of value in exchange for a vote.