Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against Zuckerberg's Election Meddling Group

Last week, a Louisiana appellate court reinstated Attorney General Jeff Landry's lawsuit challenging Mark Zuckerberg's infiltration of the state election system with private "Zuck Bucks" that flooded the country during the 2020 election.

That's when Louisiana, through Landry, sought a court order declaring that "Private contributions to local election officials and the election system in general are unlawful and contrary to Louisiana law." Landry's lawsuit followed attempts by the Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life to dole out millions in targeted grants to election officials throughout the state.

While Landry succeeded in limiting the impact of the Zuckbucks in Louisiana to two parishes, his efforts to prevent what he called "The corrosive influence of outside money on Louisiana election officials" initially failed when a state trial court dismissed his lawsuit against the Center for Tech and Civic Life and its partner organizations.

In reversing the trial court decision, the appellate court did not declare the Zuckbuck funding of elections illegal but left that to the court below to decide.

The appellate court's decision highlighted that "The Louisiana Constitution provides that the secretary of state is the 'chief election officer of the state,'" and that "He shall prepare and certify the ballots for all elections, promulgate all election returns, and administer the election laws, except those relating to voter registration and custody of voting machines." The appellate court further stressed that "The secretary of state is also responsible for paying all election costs and expenses."

In Wisconsin, a retired election clerk in a large Wisconsin county explained how, behind closed doors, "Political activists working for a group funded by Mark Zuckerberg money seized control of the November elections in Green Bay and other cities, sidelining career experts and making last-minute changes that may have violated state law."

Backlash against buying the election for Biden with Zuckbucks has prompted several states to pass laws expressly prohibiting the use of private funds for election purposes.

https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/05/court-reinstates-louisiana-ags-lawsuit-against-zuckerbergs-election-meddling-group/ 

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