Posted on 03/28/2023 1:26:15 PM PDT by CFW
ATLANTA – Local elections offices in Georgia would not be allowed to accept donations from private sources to help run their operations under a Republican-backed bill that has passed the state House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 222 cleared the lower chamber along party lines 100-69 late Monday night, the last bill lawmakers took up in a marathon next-to-last day of this year’s legislative session.
The legislation stems from complaints from Republicans in Georgia and other states about private donations flowing into elections offices in Democratic counties, notably a $350 million contribution by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the nonprofit Center for Technology and Civic Life during the 2020 election.
“It’s common sense for us to make sure we’re banning private money from public elections,” said Rep. Houston Gaines, R-Athens, who carried the bill in the House.
But House Democrats said cutting off local elections offices from access to grants from private nonprofits would leave already resource-poor county elections officials ill equipped to deal with thousands of challenges to voters’ qualifications out-of-state groups have been filing since the 2020 elections.
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That’s racist.
In other Capitol news:
“The Georgia Early Literacy Act (House Bill 538), sponsored by Rep. Bethany Ballard, R-Warner Robins, a former teacher, aims to improve the quality of early reading instruction.”
https://capitol-beat.org/2023/03/georgia-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-abortion-ban-case/
“ATLANTA – The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case challenging a Georgia law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. “
“ATLANTA – Georgia cities and counties must enforce local ordinances prohibiting homeless people from camping and sleeping in public arenas under legislation that has gained final passage in the General Assembly.”
“That’s racist.”
And women and children the most likely to be harmed.
I think strict spending limits on campaigns is a good idea. You can spend money on a website, on gasoline to travel to campaign stops, to print signs and flyers, and to produce online videos and publish a website blog with all your policy ideas.
No TV or radio or social media ads. No private fund PACs endorsing or slamming a candidate. Force the rules to focus on the candidate and the policies that candidate is campaigning on.
Volunteers are fine. Paid staffers should be limited to a handful of key positions like scheduling, production of videos, writing of blog posts, and a bus driver.
Not to mention trannies.
The legislation stems from complaints from Republicans in Georgia and other states about private donations flowing into elections offices in Democratic counties, notably a $350 million contribution by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to the nonprofit Center for Technology and Civic Life during the 2020 election.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Makes sense to me. There should be no outside state money used in any election ever. Anyone accepting it and donating it should be charged with election fraud or tampering.
Death penalty just for the hell of it.
“Makes sense to me. There should be no outside state money used in any election ever. Anyone accepting it and donating it should be charged with election fraud or tampering.”
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Agreed. When someone is putting out big bucks such as the money given by Zuckerberg in 2002, you can be assured they want something in return.
After what happened in Nashville yesterday, trannies deserve every bit of harm coming to them!
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