Natalia Mittelstadt
When new conditions and legislative sessions begin, Republican politicians from the local level to the White House focus on the transmission and implementation of various efforts of the election integrity, from prohibiting voting in the ranking to the end of “Bidenbucks”.
Thanks to the Republicct Republican government at the federal level, Republicans prioritize issues such as ensuring that only US citizens vote in federal elections and that private financing of US elections is prohibited. Meanwhile, state and local governments are focused on prohibiting the voting system in the ranking and cleaning the fate of voters.
White House
On the day of inauguration, President Donald Trump dismissed Many executive orders of the biden administration, including Executive ordinance 14019, Often called by critics “bidenbucks”.
In March 2021, the then President Joe Biden signed the executive ordinance of “Bidenbucks”, which refers to “Zuckerbucks”, about $ 400 million from Facebook’s founder Marek Zuckerberg, as they claimed that he was managed by left-wing non-profit organizations to transfer democratic democratic democratic organizations Vote in the presidential election in 2020.
According to Biden executive order“The boss of each agency assesses the ways in which the agency can, in appropriate and in accordance with applicable law, promote the registration of voters and participation of voters”, including “acquiring and facilitating approved, impartial external organizations and state officials to provide voters in rooms in rooms agency. “
Federal agencies, however, were not particularly lucid as to how exactly they implemented the executive ordinance, in accordance with A report Published by the Government Institute of Responsibility (GAI) in October. “Without an agency, they publicly do not issue a strategy to increase the participation of voters, EO 14019 has no transparency and it obscure the way these agencies are conducting” According to the GAI report.
In June Call garden 15 Biden’s officials for the strategic plans of the implementation agency of the executive ordinance.
Biden administration also cooperated leftist organizations To implement “Bidenbucks”. The Department of Justice had a “auditory session” in July 2021 with many non -governmental organizations regarding the implementation of “Bidenbucks” and none of them was conservative.
In August, nine republican general prosecutors filed a lawsuit against the biden administration over “Bidenbucks”, arguing that it “violates the constitution.” At the beginning of this month, Two Republican Secretaries of State He filed a lawsuit against Biden administration regarding the executive order. This suit was voluntarily released Without prejudices on January 27.
Congress
Steil also developed a plan of congress republicans adopt regulations regarding the integrity of elections.
In the episode “John Solomon reports“Podcast last week Congresmen of Wisconsin said that with republicans running both congress chambers and a white house, legislation such as the Save and ACE Act can be protected.
“So the Front and Center are the two main actions: the Salvation Act, which says that the US elections are only for US citizens; And then what is called ACE Act, American Experience for elections, which is a wide, comprehensive, conservative project of election integrity that is far-reaching, “said Steil.
“Inside the ACE Act, there are really important provisions, such as preventing foreign money before the US elections,” he added.
. ACE Act It consists of almost 50 bills, including state support in ensuring the integrity of elections in their elections, promoting voter identifier and preventing private financing of electoral administration.
Of state
Several states, from just starting legislative sessions, also focus on adopting various provisions regarding the honesty of elections.
The ban on voting in the ranking (RCV) is one of the problems that some countries prioritize. RCV is an election process in which no candidate will receive more than 50% of votes, then the rafting system is launched. When voters throw voting cards, they rate every candidate in order from the first lower.
If one candidate does not reach a 50% plus one, a candidate with the least number of votes of the first choice is eliminated, then the votes of the second choice from those who voted for the finalist of the last place, are realized other candidates and achieved – in a process that lasts as long as the candidate He will not receive most votes.
Alaska and Maine Use RCV Both in federal and state elections, while Hawaii employ it in some elections in the whole condition.
However, several states have introduced provisions regarding the RCV ban. Jason Snead, executive director of sincere project elections, issued a statement At the beginning of this month about the regulations, saying: “Only days in state legislative sessions, voting bans in the ranking (RCV) were introduced into Iowa, Wyoming, Kansas, South Carolina and Texas, based on the national moment of RCV rush.
“Eleven states have already banned RCV, and six states voted on RCV voting means in 2024. RCV is a misleading voting system, which voters clearly do not like or want to use, as he showed a wide rejection in 2024. It is that this complicated program is not used anywhere within its borders. “
Legislation was Introduced in Maine revoke the RCV, while state legislation in Northern Dakota AND Ohio They also consider prohibiting the election system.
Utah has Pilot program for RCV in several places and the Senate State Commission blocked regulations This would expand it for the next decade.
In addition, several states focus on preventing foreign donations to voting campaigns, following the main lead of Ohio.
Foreign financing
In June Ohio adopted the law Prohibiting foreign citizens to transfer donations to state voting campaigns, including against means securing their place in voting. The law was changed in the State Chamber before the crossing to take into account the ban on the contributions of the inhabitants of the Green Card.
The law has occurred about reports of Fr. Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wydswho lives in Wyoming and transfers a donation to non -profit organizations that transfer funds on the impact on policy and voting cards.
So far, three states are working on prohibiting such financing. “Congratulations to legislators in Kansas, Missouri and Montana for the quick introduction of regulations to prohibit corrosive financing of foreign voting campaigns”, Snead said In a statement at the beginning of this month.
“Over the years, the Liberal Dark Money Sixteen Thirty Fund Group has benefited from a gap that allows you to pour money abroad for a voting campaign, courtesy of the progressive Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyg. It is very important to protect American choices from foreign influence by closing this gap, and it is encouraging that you make it a priority in the new legislative term. “
Rolls voters
Both Oklahoma and Maricopa’s Country in Arizona focused on cleansing their rollers of voters this month. Last week, the Electoral Commission of State Oklahoma ended the required maintenance of voters, which included Removal of 129,680 inactive registration of voters and 2242 duplicate registration of voters.
Meanwhile, in Maricopa, the newly chosen Justin Heap announced recorder Last week, 242,565 inactive voters were removed from the rollers of the voters of the Fountain.
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Natalia Mittelstadt is a reporter only in news.
