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Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Missouri Legislature for Sending Constitutional Amendment to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns to Governor

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Citizens deserve elections that are free from foreign influence. Unfortunately, a loophole in state and federal law has allowed foreign nationals to contribute to ballot issue campaigns. Missouri lawmakers are right to give voters the opportunity to protect the ballot issue process […]

Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Trump Administration Move to Undo Partisan Biden Voter Registration Order

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement:   “Let’s call it what it is: President Biden’s federal work study was nothing more than a taxpayer-funded operation to pay college students to register liberal voters and help him—and later, Kamala Harris—win the 2024 election. The federal government has absolutely no […]

Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Michigan House for Advancing Ban on Ranked-Choice Voting

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Michigan Republicans deserve credit for quickly advancing legislation to ban the complicated scheme known as ranked-choice voting. This stands in stark contrast to the efforts of partisan, left-wing activists to force ranked-choice voting through a statewide ballot measure. Ranked-choice voting has already […]

Honest Elections Project Action Provides Testimony in Michigan House Election Integrity Committee on Bill Banning Ranked-Choice Voting

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Michigan Republicans are right to pursue legislation to ban ranked-choice voting in the state of Michigan, particularly as partisan activists are pushing to gain signatures to advance a ballot issue to mandate ranked-choice voting for elections statewide. Americans do not want ranked-choice […]

Honest Elections Project Action Applauds North Carolina House Committee for Advancing Legislation Banning Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Today, the North Carolina State House took a vital first step to stop foreign interference in the state by advancing out of committee a ban on foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns. This comes after the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a foreign-funded dark […]

Honest Elections Project Action Encourages North Carolina Lawmakers to Pass Ban on Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns

Alexandria, VA – Today, Honest Elections Project Action launched a five-figure digital ad campaign to encourage North Carolina lawmakers to support H958, legislation that would ban the foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns. The campaign includes targeted digital advertising and a mobile billboard that can be seen around the Capitol. Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the […]

Honest Elections Project Action Reacts to Sixth Circuit Oral Argument in Ohio Foreign Funding Ban Case  

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “It’s no surprise that the Sixth Circuit panel expressed strong skepticism toward Marc Elias’s argument that Ohio has no right to protect its political process from foreign interference. States clearly have the authority to block foreign influence, and American citizens expect them […]

Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Missouri for Becoming Eighth State to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns in 2025

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Today, Missouri joins a growing list of states to ban the direct and indirect foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns. Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has funneled nearly $300 million through the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a dark money group that has spent $130 million on ballot measures in 26 […]

Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Louisiana for Becoming Seventh State in 2025 to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Thanks to the hard work of Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, the state legislature, and Governor Landry, Louisiana has taken a major step towards outlawing foreign influence in ballot issue campaigns. Foreign nationals like Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss have been exploiting […]