Outside funding for elections will soon be banned when Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill that passed the General Assembly on Wednesday.
A party-line vote in the state Senate gave final approval to Senate Bill 222, which makes it a felony for county election offices to receive outside money for elections operations.
Credit: Jason Getz/AJC
Credit: Jason Getz/AJC
Republican critics of the nonprofit money called it “Zuckerbucks” after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated millions of dollars for elections in 2020.
The limitation on non-governmental funding became a partisan issue after DeKalb County received a $2 million grant in February, and after about $45 million flowed to dozens of Georgia counties in the 2020 election year.
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