Group sues to stop 5 large cities from using grants to aid election, calls it bribery

[RandySF]

A conservative group has asked a federal judge to block Wisconsin's five largest cities from accepting $6.3 million in grants to help stage November's elections, calling the money bribes to increase turnout in Democratic strongholds.

The nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life announced the grants in July as part of the "Wisconsin Safe Voting Plan."

But in a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, Wisconsin Voters Alliance and seven of its members claim such grants violate federal election law that says only states, not cities, have discretion about how to implement federal election law.

he suit describes Wisconsin Voters Alliance as a group seeking to ensure "public confidence in the integrity of Wisconsin’s elections." The suit asserts that the Center for Tech and Civic Life has progressive leanings and has given the $6.3 million to cities that tend to vote Democratic.

Under the grants in Wisconsin, Milwaukee is set to receive $2,154,500, Madison $1,271,788, Green Bay $1,093,400, Kenosha $862,779 and Racine $942,100.


https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/24/group-sues-wisconsin-cities-over-private-grants-help-hold-elections/3524283001/

[Iliyah]

1. republicans sure do not want people of the USA to vote. . .

that is a given.

[StClone]

2. What I understand

The grants are aimed to areas where Wisconsinites live which would be systematical efficient. Unfortunately many live in metro areas which vote D. They can inefficiently sprinkle it across the red wasteland, which is what R want, or nothing at all.

[Karadeniz]

3. I wonder if that fed law applies only to fed funding...this is private funding. Compared to

Private donations to candidates, parties, I'm not sure I see a big difference.