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Members press agency to monitor private grants to local election offices amid federal funding declines
Summary
Board members asked staff to monitor private grant funding to local jurisdictions, noting federal funding declines; staff said the state agency does not receive private grants and local jurisdictions are not required to report private funding, though staff will ask and monitor where possible.
Board members raised concerns about private grant funding being provided to local election officials and asked staff to track any such activity, particularly in light of reductions in federal funding.
At the meeting a member said she was concerned about "who's giving the grant" and asked staff to monitor local jurisdictions for private grant funding. Bernadette replied that the state agency is not currently receiving private grant funding and that there is no statutory requirement for jurisdictions to report private grants, although staff will ask jurisdictions at conferences and zone meetings and have received documents from jurisdictions in past instances when private awards occurred.
Members emphasized the importance of transparency when private parties provide funds to public election offices. Bernadette said staff will continue to inquire and monitor, and a member requested staff provide monitoring updates and a fiscal breakdown of special-project spending at the next meeting.
