The group that distributed most of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial election grants in 2020 has designated at least two Utah counties as part of a new effort, despite a state ban on private money funding election operations.
- The U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, a group launched by the Center for Tech and Civic Life and other left-leaning organizations, designated the Utah counties
- Although the Utah law likely would prohibit any election-related grants, Cache County Deputy Clerk Bryson Behm told The Daily Signal that they are not searching for grants.
The Alliance for Election Excellence's membership agreement for participating jurisdictions says:
- "To accomplish these goals, the Alliance will develop and establish a nonpartisan, nationwide certification program so that jurisdictions meeting certain performance standards may hold themselves out as Centers for [Election] Excellence."
- For juridictions that participate, the fee is $1,600 for basic membership in the alliance and $4,800 for premium membership.
The Center for Tech and Civic Life, which handles press questions for the Alliance for Election Excellence, did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment for this report.
- Have an opinion about this article? Send your comments to letters@DailySignal.com and we'll consider publishing them in our regular "We Hear You" feature.
No comments:
Post a Comment