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Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Fifth Circuit Ruling Upholding ID Requirements for Mail-In Ballots

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Once again, a federal court has ruled unequivocally that states have a right to secure our elections against fraud. Requiring voter ID for mail-in ballots is a commonsense and essential safeguard that should be the law in every state. Credit to the[...]

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[...]

Honest Elections Project Action Provides Testimony at Michigan House Hearing on Ranked-Choice Voting:

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Ranked-choice voting is a convoluted system that makes it harder to vote and damages public trust in elections. Seventeen states have banned ranked-choice voting, but now progressives are trying to push it as a ballot measure in Michigan. Michigan House lawmakers are[...]

Honest Elections Project Action Applauds Louisiana Legislature for Passing Law to Ban Foreign Funding of State Ballot Issues

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “The people of Louisiana deserve elections free from foreign influence. Thankfully, Secretary of State Nancy Landry and the Louisiana Legislature acted by advancing HB 693. This legislation takes a crucial first step towards closing the loophole that has allowed foreign nationals to influence[...]

Honest Elections Project Action Provides Testimony at Ohio House Hearing on Ranked-Choice Voting Ban

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement: “Ranked-choice voting is an unpopular, convoluted system that makes it harder to vote. With Senate Bill 63, Ohio lawmakers have a great opportunity to pass a bipartisan bill that will keep ranked-choice voting out of Ohio. Seventeen states have already banned ranked-choice[...]