Michigan’s Livingston County First in State to Ban Use of Private Funds in Elections

Bravo! Other jurisdictions ought to follow!

Remember, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife spent $300-400 million on the 2020 elections in dubious ways! I blogged here several times about it, see e.g. here.

"A unanimous vote by Michigan’s Livingston County Board of Commissioners has now banned the acceptance of unregulated monies for funding elections, in a move deliberately intended to optimize election integrity. On June 13, 2022, the resolution banning private funding of elections was enacted, making Livingston County the first local government [in Michigan] to do so. This action pushes Michigan closer toward a national movement to eliminate “dark money,” or political spending meant to influence the decision of a voter, where the donor is not disclosed, and the source of the money is unknown. ...

“In last 18 months, 20 states have enacted laws banning private money to administer public elections,” ... Texas, Florida, Ohio, Arizona, as among those with these laws now on the books. ... an additional six states have passed legislation that was gubernatorially vetoed.

... Wisconsin’s Walworth County is the first local government in that state to ban the acceptance of private monies or grants to use in the administration of elections and added that other Wisconsin counties are considering following suit. ..."

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