Heritage Action for America, a conservative non-profit organization affiliated with the right-thinking think tank The Heritage Foundation, will announce on Monday that it plans to spend $ 10 million on efforts to tighten electoral security laws in eight key countries.
The details of the effort, first obtained by Fox News, will include digital and television commercials, volunteer campaigns for outreach and direct lobbying by state lawmakers. Heritage Action will target Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Texas and Wisconsin, all of which are considered the most important swing states after the 2020 election.
“Fair elections are essential for every policy debate in the future,” Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action, said in a statement. “We are working to help state lawmakers restore confidence in our election, ensure transparency, and protect the rights of every American to a fair election. This is our top priority, and we are committed to doing everything we can. do what is necessary. “
Officials are working on the ballot papers at Gwinnett County Registration and Election Headquarters, Friday, November 6, 2020, in Lawrenceville, near Atlanta. (AP Photo / John Bazemore)
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State electoral systems were scrutinized during the coronavirus pandemic, which caused nationwide blockades to begin about a year ago.
The later races in the Democratic presidential election took place mainly by mail vote to limit contact with the person as the virus spread. But Republicans said voting by mail is less secure than voting in person.
States usually kept or even expanded their postal system for the general election. The rapid implementation of these processes has raised concerns about the harvesting of ballots, that ballots could be mailed to voters who no longer live in a certain place due to outdated voters’ lists, and more.
The shift in the election rules were some of the most important gripes of former President Donald Trump and those who supported his false claims that he had won the presidential election. But despite intensive investigation, no fraud is widespread enough to overthrow the result in any individual state.
Congress Democrats are aiming to permanently make some of the widespread changes the states have made to the 2020 presidential election.
Votes with mass entry sit on top of junk mail in a trash can next to an apartment building in Las Vegas, Nev., October 2020. Photo courtesy of Jim Murphy.
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The bill, HR 1, would eliminate all voter ID requirements; makes it more difficult for states to clean up outdated voter rolls; mandate automatic voter registration for individuals registered with state or federal offices within a state; and may not be excused among all other things in all states.
Anderson said the state-level legacy is in part a response to HR 1, which overtook the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives but is unlikely to resolve a 60-vote Senate hurdle.
“Fair and free elections are important for every American,” Anderson said. “While we are trying to prevent federal elections like HR 1, the voting measures need to start with the states. That is why we are using Heritage Action’s extensive grassroots network for state-level advocacy for the first time ever.”
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Heritage Action will strive for stricter rules on voter ID, citizenship verification and the harvesting of ballots. It will also advocate for laws that make it easier for states to clear their voter lists and for election observers to oversee the voting and counting processes.
Meanwhile, President Biden on Sunday signed an executive order aimed at increasing access to voters as he supports the course of the likely convicted HR 1.
According to the White House, Biden’s executive order modernizes Vote.gov, orders federal agencies to expand access to voter registration, provide access to and training to inmates in federal custody, investigate barriers for citizens with disabilities, and improve voting for overseas voters, including military active service.