Drivers line up in Rib Mountain for $1.84/gallon gas - WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI – News, Weather and Sports |

Motorists lined up outside the Mount View Mobil Station in Rib Mountain, to buy $1.84 a gallon gas.

It was part of an event put on by Americans For Prosperity-Wisconsin.

Wisconsin State Director, Luke Hilgemann said, "We are here from 11-3 offering cheap gas. We pay the difference in the cost.

It is a great way to draw attention to the failed economic policies of President Obama. In 2009, gas cost just $1.84."

But some call the event a gas for votes scheme.

We Are Wisconsin filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board to investigate whether the event violated state elections laws. Executive Director, Kristen Crowell said, " We believe they violated the law by giving away something of more than $1 as Wisconsin law states."

The GAB has announced no official ruling on the gas event.

The Marathon County Sheriff's Department added extra patrols in the area to avoid traffic snarls.