威斯康星州警告交易选举合约者或失去同场选举投票资格，Kalshi称其压制选民

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Wisconsin Elections Commission has stated that residents who purchase contracts related to a specific election on Kalshi or Polymarket may lose their eligibility to vote in the same election. The Commission added that knowingly voting without eligibility could constitute a Class I felony.



At its meeting on July 9, the Commission unanimously approved a legal memorandum concerning prediction markets and subsequently issued a statewide notice on Tuesday. The restriction applies solely to the specific election in question and does not automatically affect traders' voting eligibility in other unrelated elections.



Benjamin Freeman, head of Kalshi's elections division, stated that the guidance is "clearly unconstitutional and illegal," noting that the company has hundreds of thousands of users in Wisconsin alone. Robert DeNault, head of enforcement and legal counsel at Kalshi, said that election markets offered on CFTC-certified and federally regulated exchanges are legal.



A Polymarket spokesperson stated that the company will respond to the Commission's assertions through appropriate legal proceedings. Both companies maintain that their products are tradable financial contracts, not gambling.