In 2020, Zuckerberg and his wife, Pricilla Chan, left a lasting impression by giving substantially to non-profit organizations around the Country. By their charitable work, they supported the delivery of much needed relief to underserved populations.
These two put the election cycle on a progressive course by contributing an astounding $400 million. Their money, according to The Associated Press, supported leftist politicians more than conservative ones. “Zuckerberg’s money was largely distributed through a nonpartisan foundation that had liberal roots. Conservative groups cite analyses that the money went disproportionately to Democratic-leaning counties in key states such as Florida and Pennsylvania.”
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Many red states have taken measures in response to the contentious increase of private contributions to elections, notably Georgia with its post-Zuckerbucks statute. The secretary of state is required by this new law to oversee all donations made to local election offices.
Georgia’s DeKalb County took a risk by accepting $2 million from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a group that got significant money from 2020. By challenging state law, this effort raised the possibility of unexpected election results.
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Here is more from JusGeorgia Brad Raffensperger, the secretary of state, criticized DeKalb County for accepting “Zuckerbucks” from the private sector to administer elections, claiming that this was a “violation” of state law. In order to stop other counties from taking part in similar actions, he urged for legislative action. TheNews:
The Center for Technology and Civic Life, an institution supported by Mark Zuckerberg, recently presented a substantial $2 million grant to the DeKalb County Board of Voter Registration & Elections. This significant gift is seen as essential to maintaining fair voting procedures in DeKalb County.
In an interview with Just the News on Thursday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger highlighted his fear that DeKalb County would be “is a violation of S.B. 202,” the 2021 election reform bill, for its acceptance of outside funding.
“The legislative intent of S.B. 202 was to preclude any outside organizations from sending, directly, money to counties for election purposes,” the chief election officer for the state noted “the wording of S.B. 202 is the money should be sent to the secretary of state’s office,” finally distributed to the counties.
The purpose of allocating the cash in this manner was to “every county was treated uniformly throughout the state,” both bigger and smaller counties will profit from it, he said.
Greater Georgia asserts that the CTCL directed “$45 million into Georgia in mostly blue counties ahead of the election – boosting turnout in Democratic counties and benefitting liberal candidates at the top of the ticket.”
Brad Raffensberger, the secretary of state for Georgia, broke state election regulations by taking the now-contentious gift. Just the News covered this story and emphasized the relevance of it for Georgian political practices.
In reference to Georgia’s 2021 election reform bill, Raffensperger told Just the News on Thursday that DeKalb’s receipt of the private contributions “is a violation of S.B. 202.”
“The legislative intent of S.B. 202 was to preclude any outside organizations from sending, directly, money to counties for election purposes,” the chief election officer for the state noted “the wording of S.B. 202 is the money should be sent to the secretary of state’s office,” finally distributed to the counties.
S.B. 202 states, among other things, “No superintendent shall take or accept any funding, grants, or gifts from any source other than from the governing authority of the county or municipality, the State of Georgia, or the federal government.”
Former senator Kelly Loeffler and Secretary of State Raffensberger both came out against DeKalb accepting contributions that were against Georgia law. This coordinated condemnation demonstrates the value these lawmakers take on enforcing state laws.
“After the 2020 elections, Georgia lawmakers acted swiftly to ban Zuckerbucks – and all other outside money – from influencing our elections. Today, two years later, deep-blue DeKalb County is blatantly skirting that law to get the same money, while undermining trust and fairness in our electoral process.
“The bottom line is that Georgia’s election operations should not be bought and paid for by special interests, and now, that’s the law. That is why, on behalf of Georgia voters, I am calling for an investigation into DeKalb County’s clear violation of the law, and to shut down this partisan Zuckerbucks slush fund.”
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