Ms. Nancy Jester, Board Attendee, inquired about the proposed 2024 budget and the stakeholder meeting. She also requested information from the law department regarding grants and the County’s membership with the Center for Tech and Civic Life.
Georgia – The Federalist – Article: GOP Calls On GA Election Board Member To Resign
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Article: DeKalb County GOP Calls On Georgia Election Board Member To Resign Over Lobbying Conflicts
The DeKalb County GOP unanimously approved a resolution on Saturday calling on Georgia State Election Board (SEB) member Edward Lindsey to resign over his history of voting on cases before the board involving clients he lobbied for.
“Whereas, Ed Lindsey has been unable to keep track of potential conflicts between his service on the State Elections Board and his lobbying practice,” the resolution reads, “This County Republican Party calls on Ed Lindsey to resign immediately.”
Lindsey was elevated to the SEB by the Georgia House in January 2022 and is up for re-confirmation this week.
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Update on the City of Madison’s $1.5M Grant Received from CTCL
Email from Ron Heuer, President of Wisconsin Voters Alliance – March 22, 2024
We had received notification in January that the City of Madison had received $500,000 of the total $1,500,000 of the CTCL grant on December 27th and at that time in January, none of the money had been spent.
Here is an update on the City of Madison’s $1.5M grant they received from CTCL. As of March 22, 2024:
Current Disposition
City of Madison Wisconsin – U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence CTCL $1.5M Grant.
We had received notification in January that the City of Madison had received $500,000 of the total $1,500,000 of the CTCL grant on December 27th and at that time in January, none of the money had been spent.
Today, I received an update from the City of Madison accounting department that, indeed, they had received the balance of $1,000,000 on December 28. So, the City of Madison has received the entire $1,500,000.
In addition, I learned that in a Jan 18, 2024 City Council meeting, $279,608 had been allocated in Resolution 24-00068 for the purchase of Election Security carts, the company being EZ Carts. I have also attached a PDF that was used during that meeting describing the EZ Cart product. To authorize the noncompetitive purchase of goods from Printelect as a sole source provider of election security carts for the City Clerk’s Office. Sponsors: Jael Currie, John W. Duncan, Derek Field, Sabrina V. Madison and Michael E. Verveer.
A second resolution was passed on Jan 18th allocating $1,040,720 for the purchase of an end to end absentee ballot system.
Authorizing the payment of goods from DMT Solutions Global Corporation dba Bluecrest on a cooperative contract of an automated absentee ballot mailing system for the City Clerk’s Office prior to the delivery of all goods.
In summation, $1,320,328 of the $1.5M has been allocated to be spent, leaving a balance of $179,672 to yet be allocated or spent.
Ron Heuer
President, WVA
Wisconsin – Restoration of America – Article: Milwaukee Takes Arabella “DARK MONEY” to Count Your Ballots in Zuckbucks Scandal Repeat
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Article: The Left is trying once more to privatize the 2024 election in Milwaukee, and they’re using the world’s biggest political machine to do it. It’s up to voters to save their state from D.C. mega-donors.
Wisconsinites couldn’t have a starker choice on April 2: Vote “yes” on Question 1 to ban tainted “Zuckbucks” forever—or let the Left continue selling election administration to the highest bidder.
If you needed any more evidence of the latter, consider the newly announced $800,000 grant from an opaque left-wing nonprofit to Milwaukee’s elections department to “process absentee ballots” and “connect with voters via text messages” mere weeks before voters ban such private funding.
In a bare repeat of 2020’s Zuckbucks scheme, another shadowy group—Cities Forward—is attempting to privatize the government office responsible for counting voters’ ballots in a city that broke for Joe Biden by 183,000 votes.
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Arizona – Alter Net – Article: ‘Zuckerbucks’
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‘Zuckerbucks’: 2020 election conspiracy theories return to Missouri and Arizona
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It turns out that right-wing activists have learned the same lesson as Hollywood: Everyone loves a sequel.
You may remember the nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life from the so-called “Zuckerbucks” controversy during the 2020 election. That was when a couple of nonprofits including the Center for Tech and Civic Life distributed hundreds of millions of dollars that had been donated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as no-strings-attached grants to local election officials. Despite no evidence of partisanship (and lots of people checked), right-wing activists and critics labeled the funding a political act aimed at boosting turnout of Democratic voters.
CTCL now has a new program, the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence. It’s a group of 15 counties, all of whom submitted applications, who work together to share best practices and create things such as a voluntary set of standards for recruitment, training, management, and retention of poll workers, a major concern for election officials around the country.
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Wisconsin – 19.59
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WI: Chapter 19.59 – Codes of ethics for local government officials, employees and candidates.
Wisconsin Legislature’s Chapter 19, section 59, Covering Ethics in Government. Current as of February 27th, 2024 and courtesy of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
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NV – Chapter 281A
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NRS: Chapter 281A – Ethics in Government
Nevada Legislature’s Chapter 281A, Covering Ethics in Government. Current as of February 27th, 2024 and courtesy of the Nevada State Legislature.
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GA – Title 45 § 45-10-21
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Georgia Code Title 45. Public Officers and Employees § 45-10-21
Georgia title code 45 – 10 – 21, current as of April 14, 2021 and courtesy of Findlaw.com
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ACMA Ethics
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AZ City/County Management Association – Ethics
The Ethics page for the Arizona City/County Management Association.
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