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The Citizens Election Research Center (CERC) is a project of the Election Integrity Network and was established to research, expose, thwart, and ultimately stop the activities of the progressive and biased US Alliance for Election Excellence (USAEE). The "Alliance" is a project of the Center For Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) that seeks to influence election administration and impact election results. A team of citizen researchers, working with experienced researcher and CERC director, Ned Jones, will monitor and report the activities of the USAEE with emphasis on key states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin

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    Initially, the Citizens Election Research Center work will be focused on the activities of the US Alliance For Election Excellence in four states, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Wisconsin.

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    The Shasta Scout – Article: County Board is Still Discussing a Nearly Three-Year-Old CTCL Election Grant

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    Article: Shasta county still discussing controversial election grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life

    In December 2022, the Shasta County Elections Office received good news: a national funding organization known as the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) had offered a $1.5 million grant to Shasta County. Conditions for using the grant required that it support election administration and that it not be used to replace normal budgeted expenses. 

    The source of the funding was controversial. CTCL has come under fire because much of the money distributed before the 2020 election came from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While concerns have been raised about whether CTCL funds might have been used to  influence the 2020 election, the six-member Federal Election Commission, which includes an equal mix of Republicans and Democrats, has unanimously concluded that no evidence of such interference exists.

    Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters (ROV) Cathy Darling Allen knew about the controversy related to CTCL when she brought forward a proposal to accept the grant funds a few months later, in February 2023. In a presentation to the Board, Darling Allen said she thought if the Board wished to accept the funds it would be extremely important to use them only for a purchase that could not possibly be connected to partisan purposes.

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    The Shasta Scout – Article: County Board is Still Discussing a Nearly Three-Year-Old CTCL Election Grant

    Note: the link(s) on this page may send you to another site’s page that may/may not still be present depending on age of the post.

    Article: Shasta county still discussing controversial election grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life

    In December 2022, the Shasta County Elections Office received good news: a national funding organization known as the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) had offered a $1.5 million grant to Shasta County. Conditions for using the grant required that it support election administration and that it not be used to replace normal budgeted expenses. 

    The source of the funding was controversial. CTCL has come under fire because much of the money distributed before the 2020 election came from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While concerns have been raised about whether CTCL funds might have been used to  influence the 2020 election, the six-member Federal Election Commission, which includes an equal mix of Republicans and Democrats, has unanimously concluded that no evidence of such interference exists.

    Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters (ROV) Cathy Darling Allen knew about the controversy related to CTCL when she brought forward a proposal to accept the grant funds a few months later, in February 2023. In a presentation to the Board, Darling Allen said she thought if the Board wished to accept the funds it would be extremely important to use them only for a purchase that could not possibly be connected to partisan purposes.

    Or download the .pdf below.

    Warning: The article is neither owned nor written by the Citizens Election Research Center. The provided .pdf is only for the purposes of ease of viewing.

    The Current – In the Dugout Podcast: Election Integrity Under Assault

    Join Mike Stenhouse with two special guests: Ned Jones, Director of the Election Integrity Network, and Sara Vieira, Founder of RI Fair Elections & Education, as they discuss the latest threats to our electoral system.

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    The Current – In the Dugout Podcast: Election Integrity Under Assault

    Join Mike Stenhouse with two special guests: Ned Jones, Director of the Election Integrity Network, and Sara Vieira, Founder of RI Fair Elections & Education, as they discuss the latest threats to our electoral system.

    The Federalist – Article: Rhode Island Solicited Voter Registration From Noncitizens At The Behest Of Leftist Election Group

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    Article: Rhode Island Department of State solicited potential noncitizens to register to vote

    The Rhode Island Department of State solicited potential noncitizens to register to vote in order to meet the requirements of the leftist election group Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), according to emails reviewed by The Federalist.

    In a 2021 email thread, Rob Rock, the Department of State’s former director of elections (who now serves as deputy secretary and director of administration), said the state sent “eligible but unregistered” (EBU) voter mailers to individuals flagged as noncitizens. The email was sent in response to an inquiry from Kyle Upchurch, program manager at the Zuckbucks-linked Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR).

    “We sent two versions of the EBU,” Rock wrote. “One to people who have a ‘Y’ citizenship flag and one to those who have a ‘No’ citizenship flag. Each PDF contains the English and Spanish versions.”

    Or download the .pdf below.

    Warning: The article is neither owned nor written by the Citizens Election Research Center. The provided .pdf is only for the purposes of ease of viewing.

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    The Federalist – Article: Rhode Island Solicited Voter Registration From Noncitizens At The Behest Of Leftist Election Group

    Note: the link(s) on this page may send you to another site’s page that may/may not still be present depending on age of the post.

    Article: Rhode Island Department of State solicited potential noncitizens to register to vote

    The Rhode Island Department of State solicited potential noncitizens to register to vote in order to meet the requirements of the leftist election group Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), according to emails reviewed by The Federalist.

    In a 2021 email thread, Rob Rock, the Department of State’s former director of elections (who now serves as deputy secretary and director of administration), said the state sent “eligible but unregistered” (EBU) voter mailers to individuals flagged as noncitizens. The email was sent in response to an inquiry from Kyle Upchurch, program manager at the Zuckbucks-linked Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR).

    “We sent two versions of the EBU,” Rock wrote. “One to people who have a ‘Y’ citizenship flag and one to those who have a ‘No’ citizenship flag. Each PDF contains the English and Spanish versions.”

    Or download the .pdf below.

    Warning: The article is neither owned nor written by the Citizens Election Research Center. The provided .pdf is only for the purposes of ease of viewing.

    The Daily Signal – Article: ‘Zuckerbucks’ Hit Small Towns as Tech Group Finances More Election Offices

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    Article: ‘Zuckerbucks’ tech group financing election offices in rural counties

    The Center for Tech and Civic Life—which four years ago doled out controversial election grants that became known as “Zuckerbucks”—recently notified White Pine County, Nevada, of a $20,000 grant. 

    The county, in a major battleground state going into the Nov. 5 presidential election, has a population of about 9,000 and is part of what the Left-aligned center calls its Rural and Nonmetro Election Infrastructure Grant Program. 

    The notification to White Pine County came with a message from Tiana Epps-Johnson, CTCL’s executive director, and an agreement on how the $20,000 grant could be used. 

    Or download the .pdf below.

    Warning: The article is neither owned nor written by the Citizens Election Research Center. The provided .pdf is only for the purposes of ease of viewing.

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    The Daily Signal – Article: ‘Zuckerbucks’ Hit Small Towns as Tech Group Finances More Election Offices

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    Article: ‘Zuckerbucks’ tech group financing election offices in rural counties

    The Center for Tech and Civic Life—which four years ago doled out controversial election grants that became known as “Zuckerbucks”—recently notified White Pine County, Nevada, of a $20,000 grant. 

    The county, in a major battleground state going into the Nov. 5 presidential election, has a population of about 9,000 and is part of what the Left-aligned center calls its Rural and Nonmetro Election Infrastructure Grant Program. 

    The notification to White Pine County came with a message from Tiana Epps-Johnson, CTCL’s executive director, and an agreement on how the $20,000 grant could be used. 

    Or download the .pdf below.

    Warning: The article is neither owned nor written by the Citizens Election Research Center. The provided .pdf is only for the purposes of ease of viewing.