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Honest Elections Project Action Praises Ohio House Passage of Ranked-Choice Voting Ban
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “The Buckeye State is now one step away from becoming the 19th state to ban the convoluted scheme of ranked-choice voting. Ranked-choice voting discourages voter participation and creates confusion in the voting process, damaging the public’s trust in election outcomes. Honest Elections Project Action applauds the Ohio House [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Indiana for Becoming 18th State to Ban Ranked-Choice Voting
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Congratulations to Indiana lawmakers and Governor Braun for making Indiana the 18th state to ban ranked-choice voting, ensuring it remains easy to vote and hard to cheat in the Hoosier state. Ranked-choice voting makes it harder to vote, discourages voter participation, and damages public trust in election [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Indiana House Passage of Ranked-Choice Voting Ban
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Indiana is now one step away from becoming the 18th state to ban ranked-choice voting, ensuring their elections remain free from the complicated scheme, which makes it harder to vote and discourages voter participation. Honest Elections Project Action applauds the Indiana House on passing SB 12, protecting [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Advancement of Ranked-Choice Voting Ban in Indiana
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Ranked-choice voting is a complicated scheme that turns elections into a black box, discourages voters, and makes it harder to vote. This is why 17 states have already banned ranked-choice voting, and Indiana should be the eighteenth. I applaud the Indiana House Elections and Apportionment Committee for [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds House Republicans for Prioritizing Proof of Citizenship Requirements
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Despite incessant handwaving from Democrats and many in the media, it is an undeniable fact that noncitizens vote in federal elections—and federal law makes it too hard for states to stop them. In fact, the law prevents states from requiring proof of citizenship from every voter when [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Gives Testimony in Support of Iowa Foreign Funding Ban
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Thanks to a loophole in federal law, ballot issue campaigns have long been bankrolled by foreign nationals. Securing elections from foreign interference is a commonsense and necessary step to ensure the people of Iowa remain the priority. Honest Elections Project Action was proud to be represented by [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Provides Testimony on Legislation Requiring Kansas State Agencies Share Noncitizen Information with Secretary of State
“Creating safeguards to ensure only citizens vote is a simple, commonsense protection from illegal voting that enhances public trust in outcomes. Many government agencies provide social services and act as voter registration agencies, creating the potential for noncitizens to register to vote while signing up to receive public benefits. HB2491 requires Kansas agencies to give the Secretary of State [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Michigan House Passage of Bills to Ban Foreign Funding of Ballot Issue Campaigns and Election Administration
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “For years, Michigan’s elections have been influenced by more foreign money and influence than any other state thanks to left-wing groups like the Sixteen Thirty Fund and New Venture Fund, which combined have accepted hundreds of millions in foreign donations. Honest Elections Project Action applauds the Michigan [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Iowa’s Senate Committee Passage on Foreign Funding Ban
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Securing elections from foreign influence is a common sense policy to ensure elections remain free and fair for the American people. Foreign nationals should have no say in the ballot issue process to amend state policies or state constitutions. “Honest Elections Project Action applauds Iowa Senators for [...]
Honest Elections Project Action Praises Michigan Rules Committee for Advancing Foreign Funding Ban
Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “For years, Michigan’s ballot issue campaigns have been tainted by foreign influence more than any other state in the country, thanks to a loophole in federal law. Michigan House Republicans are right to prioritize this common sense legislation to ban foreign contributions to ballot measures to [...]