State of Election Administration Legislation 2023 Year-End Report: Private funding bans
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Absentee/mail-in voting • Early voting • Electoral systems • Voting rights for convicted felons • Private funding • Primary systems • Redistricting • Voter identification |
December 15, 2023
By Ballotpedia staff
The private funding of election administration refers to the practice of nonprofits, private organizations, or individuals providing funding to election officials for election administration purposes. The debate over such funds largely began as a result of a series of donations by individuals and nonprofits made ahead of the 2020 general election.
From 2021 to 2022, 24 states banned using private funds for election administration expenses. Montana and North Carolina lawmakers passed bills banning private funding this year. Louisiana adopted a ban on private funding after voters approved a legislatively referred ballot measure. Finally, Wisconsin lawmakers passed the second consideration of a constitutional amendment that would ban the private funding of elections. Wisconsin voters will decide on the amendment in 2024.
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See also
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