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In a new survey provided exclusively to Secrets, independents, Democrats, and Republicans are against letting outside groups finance elections, including the Mark Zuckerberg-backed groups that helped election agencies in 2020.
Sky-high majorities of voters said no to having “government offices that oversee elections be allowed to accept funding for their operations from private individuals and groups such as corporations and political organizations.”
In the survey from the Foundation for Government Accountability’s Center for Excellence in Polling, 80% of Republicans, 85% of Democrats, and 83% of independents opposed outside funding like that in the so-called Zuckerbucks scandal.
Majorities also backed extra ballot security. Overall:
- Increased election security was backed by 79%.
- Having security accompany ballot movement was supported by 73%.
- Election integrity and security were important to 73%.
- More than 6-in-10 voters would support “requiring ballot drop boxes to be securely monitored and recorded by video surveillance.”
“As we approach a critical midterm election, millions of voters remain very concerned about election integrity and clearly support efforts to strengthen election security in their states,” said Nick Stehle, vice president of communications for the Center for Excellence in Polling.
“Our survey results are clear — voters in all parties want secure polling locations, trustworthy absentee voting, impartial watchdogs, and absolutely no special interests getting involved in public elections offices in their states,” Stehle said.
His group advocates election reforms in states, and he encouraged lawmakers to push for more ballot and Election Day security to build confidence in the outcomes.
“We continue our work in dozens of states to advance legislation that restores Americans’ faith in our elections,” Stehle added.
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