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Honest Elections Project Action Reacts to Poll Showing Opposition to Arizona Ranked-Choice Voting Ballot Initiative
Alexandria, VA – A recent poll obtained by The Federalist shows that Arizona voters are inclined to vote against Proposition 140 this November, which would bring ranked-choice voting to Arizona. After learning what the ranked-choice voting ballot initiative would actually do, support plummets from 46% to just 28%. The poll’s release comes as the RCV ballot initiative faces strong legal hurdles. This week, [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Reacts to District Court Blocking Ohio Ban on Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns
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 that this lawsuit was filed [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Utah Lawmakers for Putting a Foreign Influence Ban on the Ballot
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 long been illegal for foreign [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Federal Court Decision Upholding Arizona Proof of Citizenship Law
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 far from enough; every voter [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds House Passage of SAVE Act
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 all, large majorities of Americans [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Urges House Passage of Legislation Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
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 that flaw shouldn’t be a [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds North Carolina Legislature for Sending Non-Citizen Voting Ban to the Ballot
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 our hope that North Carolinians [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Governor DeWine Signing Foreign Ballot Issue Funding Legislation into Law
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 $14 million of funds tied [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Ohio Legislature’s Passage of Legislation Banning Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns
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 Thirty Fund, which has spent [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Ohio House Passage of Legislation Banning Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns
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 in funds tied to Swiss billionaire Hansjorg [...]