Zuckerberg accused of illegal election funding!

According to The Federalist, $ 9 million in election funding to five Wisconsin boroughs paid by Zuckerberg violated the state's anti-corruption laws.

Led by retired Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, tasked with investigating electoral integrity concerns in 2020, the investigation that began last August resulted in a 150-page report filled with recommendations for the state legislature that cited "Numerous questionable issues and illegal actions taken by various parties in the 2020 elections". According to the report, the flow of Zuckerberg grant funds to five Wisconsin counties was the first "illegal action" detected. According to Gableman, the deal violated Wis. Stat. § 12.11, which prohibits electoral bribery on the condition that it is illegal to offer anything of value to or for any person in order to induce any voter to go to the polls or vote.

As reported in the document, Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg provided funding that enabled the Center for Tech and Civic Life to offer nearly $ 9 million to Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha and Green Bay counties. In return, the "Zuckerberg 5," as the report called the counties, would make unlawful efforts to get the voters to vote. So those funds would pay for illegal mailboxes to be placed in those counties.

Illegal use of these mailboxes was a second area of ​​concern for the special prosecutor's office. The report notes that the state electoral code restricts the way ballots can be voted, as long as a voter must personally mail or deliver their ballot to the municipal employee, except in cases where the law authorizes an agent to act on behalf of the voter. -The federalist

The report further claims that the "Zuckerberg 5" violated both federal and state constitutional guarantees of equal protection, as the grant money targeted specific voters for special voting privileges, to the detriment of Wisconsin voters in a similar position elsewhere. counties. In addition, they said the counties have allowed private groups working with the concession organization, such as the Center for Tech and Civic Life, to "illegally administer aspects of the elections." In one case, an organization was illegally "integrated" into the local government's electoral administration.

Also disturbing is the fact that the Wisconsin Electoral Commission (WEC) illegally told employees to ignore the state electoral code that governs voting in nursing homes – where 100% of registered voters would vote in the 2020 election and an unheard-of rate. which according to the federalist included many unsuitable voters. this serious irregularity led Special Adviser Gableman to demand the elimination of the Electoral Commission.

Special adviser Gableman detailed all the violations committed with the funding obtained by Zuckerberg, however underlining how complex the investigations were due to the obstacles posed by the various state authorities, which presented an obstructive attitude. This investigation could lead to further funding being blocked by the Zuckerberg foundation, and investigations in other states as well.

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This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/zuckerberg-accusato-di-finanziamento-elettorale-illegale/ on Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:00:45 +0000.