Commission rejects claim that grants to cities were illegal
3 years, 1 month ago

Commission rejects claim that grants to cities were illegal

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Bipartisan Wisconsin elections officials have rejected a claim that private grants which helped cities run their elections during the coronavirus pandemic were illegal. The state Elections Commission’s rejection Wednesday follows similar rulings by three courts in the last year which dismissed claims that the grants were illegal. The commission’s decision involves $8.8 million in grants made by the Center for Tech and Civic Life to Wisconsin’s five largest cities, including Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine and Kenosha. The Wisconsin Voters Alliance, the Thomas More Society’s Amistad Project and Erick Kaardal, an attorney with a Minneapolis law firm, have challenged the grants.

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Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2020 that were funded by donations from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. “Wisconsin has spoken and the message is clear: elections belong to voters, not out-of-state billionaires,” said state GOP Chairman …

Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters are set to decide next month whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant money to help administer state elections, one of two Republican-backed ballot measures that Democrats say are meant to make it harder to conduct elections in the presidential battleground state. The constitutional amendments on the state’s April 2 ballot also include …

Wisconsin judge upholds legality of private election grants
2 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin judge upholds legality of private election grants

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin circuit court judge ruled Wednesday that it was legal for private grants from a group funded by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg to be sent to the Democratic stronghold of Madison to help it run the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling from Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke affirmed an earlier decision by …

Judge rejects attempt to block grants to 5 Wisconsin cities
4 years, 3 months ago

Judge rejects attempt to block grants to 5 Wisconsin cities

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to block more than $6 million in election grant money to five Wisconsin cities that a conservative group argued amounted to bribery designed to increase voter turnout in Democratic strongholds. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach denied a request from the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and seven of its members, saying he found …

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