The state legislature has returned for them 2025 Sessionand promoting the integrity of our election should be high on the list of priorities.
After all, last year voters passed a state voting measure that bans non-citizen voting, imposes a California-style jungle primary, and demands voter IDs while rejecting others who reject ranked optional votes (RCVs). The message is clear. The public hopes that our leaders will make voting easier and make fraud difficult.
Over the past four years, states like Georgia, Florida and Texas have done just that. Their reforms helped to realize two advanced federal elections. But elections remained not perfect, and it is now time for states to pass new laws to improve and secure them before the 2026 election. (Related: Tom Basile: There’s one big reason Democrats hyperventilate via Doge)
Lawmakers must start by banning foreign funding for voting issues. While foreigners are prohibited from contributing to political candidates, legal loopholes allow them to directly and indirectly fund vote measurement campaigns. Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has donated at least $243 million 16 30 Fundsthe left-wing group spent $130 million to influence vote measurement campaigns in 25 states.
Ohio passed a law last year banning foreign funds over voting issues, thankfully voters overturning foreign funds. Voting issues It would have redrawn the political map of Ohio to support the Democrats. 85% of registered voters I oppose this type of foreign interference. In other words, there is a bipartisan consensus that states should act before groups like 16 30 funds can pollute future elections with foreign bound cash.
This must also be the year when the voting for options will eventually end. Under the RCV, the “one person, one vote” principle is replaced by a complex system in which voters rank multiple candidates in the same office in order of preference.
RCVs make voting harder and more confusing the outcome. Left wing megadner Spending a large amount of money boosting RCV to push Politics on the left.
In fact, last year they spent at least $100 million on voting measures to impose RCVs on six states. However, voters rejected them all in red and blue states. Eleven states have already banned RCVs. It’s time for all states to comply with the lawsuit.
It’s also time for the state to shut down its “Zuck Bucks” program completely. In 2020, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pumped over $400 million into left-wing nonprofits, and sent funds to election offices to boost Joe Biden’s turnout.
Most states now ban these grants. However, the Centre of Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), the group behind the original scheme, came up with the idea of ”Zuck Bucks 2.0.” This came up with a $80 million program called the United States Alliance for Excellence, designed to avoid these bans and keep CTCL pushing politics up to election offices. In 2024 they launched a A new program targeting rural offices In a state where there is no ban on private funding.
State should focus on passing new laws to end Zuck Bucks 2.0 before the program affects another election.
Lawmakers must also prohibit non-citizen voting and require proof of citizenship when registering for the ballot. Left-wing politicians New York City Washington, DC has already passed laws so badly that it has passed laws, so even illegal aliens can vote in city elections. Despite the demands of liberals, Almost 9 in 10 Americans refuse to vote non-citizen 83% Proof of support for citizenship requirements.
Voters in eight states approved constitutional amendments last year to ban non-citizen voting. Lawmakers should gain that momentum.
There are countless other laws to pass on. The state must request a photo ID for each voting cast, either in person or by mail. 84% Americans believe they need to show their photo IDs for a vote, which is a higher level of support than they did four years ago.
Lawmakers should also strengthen mail-in voting laws. for example, Unsolicited vote Please don’t send it. The state must receive the vote by Election Day. 32 states Already needed.
Early voting must provide overwhelming policy for up to 14 days A bipartisan majority. Dropboxes should be regulated at all times, staffed at all times or banned entirely.
These are just some of the essential steps to securing elections. Newly released reports, Election protection In honest elections, the project looks at more detail on the policies that state legislators can implement to secure more elections and promote public confidence in the outcome.
With the state legislature returning to the session, this is the perfect time to keep voting easier and cheating going on.
Jason Snead is the executive director of Honest Election Project Action.
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