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Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Wyoming for Banning Ranked-Choice Voting and ZuckBucks
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "Wyoming is a state known for taking election integrity seriously. Banning ranked-choice voting and the private election funding scheme known as ‘Zuck Bucks’ goes a long way in ensuring that Wyoming maintains its position as one of the best states in the country for honest elections. "The [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds West Virginia for Banning Ranked-Choice Voting
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “West Virginians have grown accustomed to secure elections with timely results. By outlawing ranked-choice voting statewide, the legislature and governor have ensured that voters will continue to get just that."
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Senate Committee Passage of Legislation to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns, Submitted Written Testimony at Hearing
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “For years, Left-wing Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss has taken advantage of a loophole in federal law that allows foreign nationals to contribute to ballot issue campaigns. States need to take action to close the foreign influence loophole so adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran are unable [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Kentucky Legislature for Passing Bill to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "Congratulations to the Kentucky legislature for voting, with bipartisan support, to close the foreign funding loophole that has allowed foreign nationals to funnel money into state ballot measures. This bill puts the people of Kentucky first by eliminating foreign influence and increases voter confidence in the electoral process. We hope [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Kansas Legislature for Passing Legislation to Ban Ranked Choice Voting
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a convoluted system that voters neither like nor understand, which erodes public trust in outcomes. I was happy to testify in support of this bill earlier this year and am pleased to see it pass both bodies of the Kansas legislature. We [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises House Passage of Ban on Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns in Montana
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Montana is one step closer to banning foreign funding for state ballot measures. Last year alone, a foreign-funded group called the Sixteen Thirty Fund—which has taken more than $300 million from a foreign billionaire named Hansjorg Wyss—spent $3 million to influence Treasure State ballot measures. I urge [...]
Honest Election Project Action Applauds Ratification of Wyoming Law Banning Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "Congratulations to the state of Wyoming banning foreign influence in ballot measure campaigns. The left-wing Sixteen Thirty Fund has poured millions into ballot measure campaigns across the country, all while taking nearly $300 million from a foreign billionaire named Hansjorg Wyss. “I applaud Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Wyoming Senate Passage of Bill to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issues
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "Congratulations to the Wyoming Senate for passing a bill to ban foreign nationals from contributing to ballot measure campaigns. It is illegal for foreign nationals to finance candidates running for office, but a loophole in the law has turned ballot measures into a Trojan Horse for foreign interference in our [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Testifies in Wyoming Senate Committees on Bills to Ban Ranked Choice Voting, Zuckbucks and Foreign Funding of Ballot Issues
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “This week, Honest Elections Project Action’s Legal Policy Director, Jackie Doyer, provided testimony in Wyoming Senate Committee hearings on bills to ban ranked choice voting (RCV), Zuckbucks, and the foreign funding of ballot issues. Each measure highlights a critical way to secure election integrity and increase voter [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Submits Testimony at Kansas Senate Committee on Legislation Banning Foreign Funding
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: "Today, I was honored to provide testimony at a Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee in support of legislation to ban foreign funding in state ballot issue campaigns. This ban would keep the influence of foreign nationals, who are already banned from giving money to candidates and PACs, out of [...]