Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Due to a loophole in the law, foreign nationals have been able to impact state ballot issue campaigns across the country for years. Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has funneled more than $280 million into the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which in turn [...]

Today, Honest Elections Project Action launched a five-figure digital ad campaign to encourage Texas lawmakers to advance two bills to further enhance election integrity in Texas, SB 310 and SB 2035, legislation to ban ranked-choice voting (RCV) and the foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns. The campaign includes a mobile billboard that can be seen [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “House Bill 818 was originally intended to protect the integrity of Montana elections by banning foreign influence. Unfortunately, the Montana legislature passed a version of the bill with amendments that leave it substantially weakened. If signed into law, foreign-funded groups like the Sixteen [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “President Trump is right. Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is a disastrous voting method that is wrong for Michigan and America writ large, which is why 16 states have already banned it and six more rejected it at the ballot box. Ranked-choice voting has [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "As the Senate returns to session, I urge Leader Thune to take up the SAVE Act without delay. The SAVE Act would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections, a policy supported by 83% of Americans in a [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Louisiana has a history of supporting election integrity reform, like banning noncitizen voting, and today I am encouraged the Louisiana House and Senate are strongly considering bans on foreign funding in ballot issue campaigns. These bills will close a loophole that has allowed [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “The Tennessee Legislature has stepped up to block foreign nationals from influencing Tennessee's elections by advancing a critical reform to ban foreign nationals from contributing to ballot issue campaigns. For years, Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has exploited a loophole in federal law allowing foreign [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee has advanced critical legislation on election integrity reform. Texas is one step closer to closing the loophole that allows foreign nationals to influence state ballot measures. We hope Texas lawmakers move quickly to pass this important legislation [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is a convoluted system that makes it harder to vote, and turns elections into a black box, damaging public trust in outcomes. Arkansas now joins a long list of states to ban RCV, becoming the 16th state to do so. Congratulations to [...]

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Today, Arkansas took a vital step in securing the integrity of its constitution. By banning foreign funding for ballot measures, lawmakers have closed a critical loophole in the law that foreign-funded organizations have already exploited to influence these important campaigns. Arkansans [...]