Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) signed a law banning nonprofit donations to county election offices, making it a felony to accept "Zuckerbucks."
Local governments in Georgia could face felony charges if they receive donations from nonprofit organizations after the 2020 general election saw million-dollar donations to county election offices.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) signed a law banning nonprofit donations to these offices on Wednesday, a significant win for state and national Republicans looking to limit outside money in elections. Georgia will join 23 other states that have prohibited, limited, or regulated private funding in elections since 2020.
The law, coming from Senate Bill 222, was authored by state GOP Sen. Max Burns. Thirteen other state Republican senators helped co-author the bill, which passed the Senate on March 2 and again on March 28 after the House introduced substitutes.
FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address on the House floor of th...
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