Tech billionaire Elon Musk has put his money where his mouth is when it comes to supporting Republicans over Democrats, and that has most recently been exemplified by his financial involvement in a critical Supreme Court race in Wisconsin that will determine whether the bench has a conservative or liberal majority.

Musk is pushing a petition against "activist judges" in the state and paying signers $100 for their signatures, with one lucky signer winning $1 million on Wednesday, but Democratic critics insist that Musk's actions are corrupt and illegal, according to the Associated Press.

However, critics said the same thing last year when Musk oversaw a similar petition drive among voters in the vital swing states, but allegations that he was buying votes or manipulating voter participation fell flat, lawsuits filed against the effort failed, and no criminal charges were ever brought.

Musk pushing petition against "activist judges" in Wisconsin

Per the AP, the ostensibly nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel and Democrat-backed candidate Susan Crawford is the most expensive judicial election ever, with donors and interest groups on both sides pouring a combined $81 million into the race that will be decided on April 2.

Musk, by way of two political action committees he funds that are supporting Schimel -- America PAC and Building for America's Future -- is reportedly responsible for nearly $20 million of that total, which may include funding the petition drive being pushed by Musk and America PAC.

"Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political agendas," the petition states. "By signing below, I’m rejecting the actions of activist judges who impose their own views and demanding a judiciary that respects its role -- interpreting, not legislating."

The PAC had been offering $100 to registered voters who signed that petition, but in a surprise announcement on Wednesday, the PAC revealed that a voter named Scott A. from Green Bay had been awarded $1 million and named a spokesman.

Musk shared the PAC's X post announcement and wrote, "Exciting to announce our first million dollar award for supporting our petition against activist judges in Wisconsin! Next million dollar award will be announced in 2 days."

Democratic judicial nominee's campaign says Musk is "corrupt"

Unsurprisingly, Musk's Democratic critics and haters, including Crawford's campaign, cried foul over the petition-related awards and accused the right-leaning billionaire of corruption and illegally attempting to buy votes, according to WPR.

The campaign alleged that Musk was financially propping up "Schimel’s failing campaign" so that the GOP-aligned judge would be on the bench "for his company’s lawsuit," referring to Tesla's suit against a state decision that prohibits the company from opening up a dealership.

"It’s corrupt, it’s extreme, and it’s disgraceful to our state and judiciary," Crawford spokesperson Derrick Honeyman said. "Wisconsinites should vote for the fair and common-sense candidate on Tuesday, Judge Susan Crawford."

Illegal to buy votes in Wisconsin, but that isn't what Musk is doing

The AP noted that, per Wisconsin law, it is a felony crime for anyone to "offer, give, lend or promise to lend or give anything of value to induce a voter to cast a ballot or not vote."

Luckily for Musk, that isn't what he and his PAC are doing, despite what his critics and haters may say, as the reality is that the petition says nothing about voting and merely condemns the sort of activist judges who go beyond simply interpreting the law or settling disputes to instead legislate from the bench.

The situation is remarkably reminiscent of Musk's petition drive in swing states late in the last election cycle, which called for signers to pledge nothing more than their support for the U.S. Constitution, which was also sharply denounced by Democrats over the effort's $1 million per day awards but never resulted in any real trouble for him or his PACs.