Election Funding
Lawmakers say they want secure elections. They aren’t willing to set aside the money needed to ensure them.
Homeland Security allocates money for election security, but not enough to meet the need.
And so far, the prospects for getting it — at least from the federal government — don’t look good. Here’s what officials said at last week’s gathering of election chiefs.
Luzerne County was singled out by the Department of State as the only county with significant voting problems in the 2022 midterm elections.
Lawmakers’ failure to understand how things work leads to laws creating new obstacles for elections.
Lawmakers overhauled the Electoral Count Act, but aren’t providing enough money to shore up crumbling election infrastructure.
Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay, and understaffing eventually drove away Gillespie County’s election officials.
How the county’s “lean” investment in a neglected office led to an overstretched staff, ballot debacles, and disenfranchised voters.
States banned private money for election expenses, but a new plan to raise money for voter fraud investigations poses similar concerns.
Zuckerberg’s grants prompted new laws prohibiting donated resources. Now, wary election officials wonder what they can accept.
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