Fund linked to key Trump allies backed push to sow doubt about 2024 election
Summary
A nonprofit connected to allies of President Trump funded ads in swing states wrongly suggesting local officials could choose not to certify election results. The group, led by people who have promoted false claims about elections, also paid influencers to support a voting restriction bill in 2024.Key Facts
- Ads appeared before the 2024 election claiming officials had discretion not to certify votes, which is false; certification is required by law.
- The nonprofit Foundation For Accountability Integrity & Research In Elections Fund (Fair Elections Fund) provided money for these ads and paid influencers to back a voting restriction bill.
- Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who helped President Trump challenge the 2020 election results, and Heather Honey, a DHS elections official with a history of misleading election research, are directors of the Fair Elections Fund.
- Heather Honey falsely claimed there were more votes than voters in Pennsylvania in 2020.
- The Fair Elections Fund sent $300,000 to the American Principles Project Foundation, which paid for the misleading ads.
- Another group linked to the fund ran Spanish-language ads warning against non-citizen voting, tying it to deportation risks.
- Voting rights advocates are concerned that these efforts aim to undermine trust in elections and restrict voting rights.
- The Fair Elections Fund also gave money to agencies promoting the Save Act, a voting restriction bill that failed in Congress.
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