Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “I applaud Ohio for promptly appealing this disappointing decision. Judge Watson does not deny that states can ban foreign nationals from contributing to ballot issue campaigns, and that is exactly what Ohio’s new law does. “It should not be lost on anyone [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Honest Elections Project Action praises the Utah State Legislature for convening a special session to ban foreign interference in state ballot measures. Foreign nationals like Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to influence American politics. It has [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Honest Elections Project Action praises the 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals for allowing Arizona to enforce state law and reject voter registration forms if applicants fail to provide proof of citizenship. While this is a step in the right direction, it is [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Honest Elections Project Action applauds Congressman Roy, Speaker Johnson, and House Republicans for making election integrity a priority by passing the SAVE Act. American elections should be decided by American voters. Requiring proof of citizenship to vote should not be controversial. After [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “American elections should be decided by American citizens. Polling from Honest Elections Project shows overwhelming opposition to noncitizen voting. But right now, courts have twisted federal law to make it illegal to require proof of citizenship before registering someone to vote. Fixing [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Congratulations to the North Carolina State Legislature for advancing a citizen only voting referendum to the ballot in November. Requiring proof of citizenship is a common-sense safeguard to ensure American elections are decided by Americans and boosts voter confidence in outcomes. It is [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Congratulations to Governor DeWine and the Ohio legislature for passing crucial legislation to ban the foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns. Ohio has been at the forefront of the fight against foreign money in domestic politics after the state was peppered with over [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Congratulations to the Ohio Senate for sending legislation to ban the foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns to Governor DeWine’s desk for signing. For too long, Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has played an outsized role Ohio politics through his giving to Sixteen [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Ohio is leading the way to rid elections of foreign influence. Ballot issue campaigns should not be a backdoor for corrupting foreign influence in Ohio’s politics. Ohio has already seen a Washington, D.C. group, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, spend more than $14 million [...]