Posted on 04/03/2024 7:56:08 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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.
Voters also approved a second question put on the ballot by the Republican-controlled Legislature that amends the constitution to say that only election officials can administer elections. That’s already state law, but putting it in the constitution makes it more difficult to repeal or change.
Democrats opposed both measures, which they argued would make it more difficult to conduct elections in the presidential battleground state.
Both constitutional amendments on the ballot were in reaction to grant money that came to Wisconsin in 2020 from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a liberal group that fights for voter access. That year it received a $300 million donation from Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan to help election officials buy supplies and run elections at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic before vaccines were available.
The state’s five largest cities, all of which President Joe Biden won, received $8.8 million. They were among roughly 200 communities in Wisconsin that received around $10 million as part of $350 million given out nationally.
Republicans who dubbed the money “Zuckerbucks” complained the bulk of the funds went to Democratic strongholds and claimed it was an attempt by the billionaire to tip the vote in favor of Democrats.
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Republicans, who control the Legislature, brought the constitutional amendments to circumvent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who almost surely would have vetoed the measures. Amendments are not subject to the governor’s approval.
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Great that voters saw through this election-buying scheme.
It's bad enough that government can determine its own future elections by programming children how it deems fit using the schools indoctrination camps it runs.
For state offices, candidates should only be allowed to accept money from in-state sources. For a business to contribute, it would have to have its headquarters in that state.
Agreed! We got that WORTHLESS Tammy Baldwin (D, Gay, WI) thanks to outside money. We didn’t want her in the first place!
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