Arizona lawmakers vote to block outside funding for elections - azcentral.com

But the Arizona Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban such grants as Republican lawmakers have raised concerns about allowing private organizations to fund part of the voting process. Read More

Republicans are banning outside groups from funding election - USA TODAY

In February, House Republicans advanced a ban that would block private funding for election administration. “Elections may be partisan, but election administration should never be partisan. Read More

Arizona lawmakers move to block private funds for elections

HB 2569 would ban grants like the $6 million last year from the Mark Zuckerberg-backed Center for Tech and Civic Life that was used to help fund elections in Arizona. Kelly Presnell / Arizona ... Read More

Without Zuckerberg money, limited private funding available for elections - MSN

Congress allocated $55 million for elections this year, leaving states and local governments to come up with most of the funding they need. Election officials’ financial needs were acute in 2020 ... Read More

Arizona puts brakes on election funding by outside groups

PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey has sent a message to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Thanks for the money to help Arizona run the last election. But you can’t do that again. Nor can anyone else with ... Read More

Cash-Strapped Election Offices Have Fewer Resources After Bans On ... - TPM

Funding elections mostly at the local level is not the model that is going to work for the future, Weil said. But asking state governments to use their limited budgets on election equipment is ... Read More

Without Zuckerberg money, limited private funding available for elections

Election officials’ financial needs were acute in 2020 because of the pandemic. They used the funding from the Center for Tech and Civic Life to overhaul polling places, provide workers with ... Read More