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"Wisconsin Voters Approve Ban on Private Election Funding"

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"Wisconsin Voters Approve Ban on Private Election Funding"
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Wisconsin voters approved two constitutional amendments banning private money for elections and affirming that only election officials can administer elections, in response to grants received in 2020 funded by donations from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Republicans supported the amendments, claiming the funds favored Democratic strongholds, while Democrats opposed them, arguing they could hinder voter participation. The measures were brought to circumvent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and were not subject to his approval.

Topics:nationpolitics#constitutional-amendments#election-funding#politics#private-money#voter-access#wisconsin
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  1. Wisconsin voters approve constitutional amendments on election funding, officials  PBS Wisconsin
  2. Wisconsin becomes latest state to ban private funding of elections  The Washington Post
  3. Wisconsin Question 2 Election Results: Limit Election Conduct to Election Officials  The New York Times
  4. Why AP called Wisconsin's statewide ballot measures: Race call explained  The Associated Press
  5. Wisconsin Bans Zuckerbucks - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal

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