Wisconsin’s April 2 referendum questions and the ‘Zuckerbucks’ debate, explained

QUESTION 1: “Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum?”

QUESTION 2: “Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums?”

Voting “yes” on the first question means private grants and donations would be banned in election administration going forward, while a “no” vote would continue to allow them. A “yes” vote on the second question would add to the constitution that only election officials can perform tasks, while a “no” vote would not add that.

Why You Should Vote ‘No’ to Referendum Questions on April 2 | ACLU of Wisconsin

Elections are underfunded

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So what’s the solution? Publicly funding elections, NOT amending the Constitution.

My thoughts exactly!👇🏻

I think if it was the Koch brothers and not Zuckerberg funding the past election, people would be singing a different tune. Keep private money and private individuals out of conducting elections. There’s so much money that can be spent on election campaigns in other ways.

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