Republicans propose constitutional ban on election grants
2 years, 11 months ago

Republicans propose constitutional ban on election grants

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans on Wednesday proposed making it unconstitutional to accept private grant money to help administer elections, the latest front in the ongoing battle over how to run elections in the presidential battleground state. Examining how that money was used in Wisconsin is a focus of the ongoing Republican-ordered election investigation being led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. In addition to prohibiting the use of grant funding to administer elections, the amendment would also ban anyone who is not employed by state or local government from helping to carry out elections. “Voters need to be able to trust that their local election officials are acting in a non-partisan capacity.” Democrats don’t have enough votes to stop passage of the amendment this session.

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Ohio’s Republican governor signs measure ensuring Biden appears on the fall ballot
7 months, 1 week ago

Ohio’s Republican governor signs measure ensuring Biden appears on the fall ballot

Associated Press  

Mike DeWine has signed a measure to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state ballot in November. DeWine, a Republican, signed the measure — which relaxes a state candidate filing deadline — Sunday along with a related bill that imposes a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns. In tandem with the Biden campaign, it announced …

Arizona Legislature votes to outlaw private election grants
3 years, 9 months ago

Arizona Legislature votes to outlaw private election grants

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona Republicans voted Wednesday to ban private funding for elections, a response to millions of dollars in grants for the 2020 election from organizations with funding from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s foundation. Doug Ducey following a party-line vote in the Senate, where Democrats warned the measure could starve election offices of the funds needed to run secure and …

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