he best lawyers in the country - said, 'Oops, this is problematic. Why don't we try to fix this and backtrack?'  elections attorney Michael Maistelman said.

Maistelman said he believes the lawyers knew then what the elections commission decided just last week - Elon Musk likely broke the state's elections bribery law.

Attorney Michael Maistelman

Voter complaints

What we know:

The law prohibits anyone from offering, giving, lending, or promising anything of value in order to get someone to vote or not vote. It defines anything of value as something worth more than $1.

A pair of complaints from voters to the commission accuse Musk of breaking the law just by offering the money, not paying it.

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 Does that difference really matter?  asked FOX6's Sam Kraemer.

 I don't think so. And I mean, look, there's of the six members of the elections commission, three are appointed by Republicans. Three from Democrats. Three of them, half of them happen to be lawyers, so they understand the law and how to analyze what probable cause is,  Maistelman said.

Maistelman pointed out proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is a much higher legal threshold than finding probable cause.

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What's next:

It is now up to the Brown County District Attorney's office to decide whether the complaints are strong enough to prosecute. FOX6 News asked District Attorney David Lasee, who's a Republican, for comment on the complaints, but did not hear back today.

The commission is looking for an update within 40 days.

FOX6 News also reached out to Musk, but a spokesperson did not reply.

Portions of this article were formatted using A.I. FOX6's Sam Kraemer and an editor reviewed it for accuracy and tone prior to publishing.