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CTCL Grant Conditions Constituted Contractual Subordination of Public Officials to Private Directives; Facially Implicates Election Bribery Statute (WI)

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Established Fact CTCL’s grant conditions were enforceable contractual obligations with claw-back provisions. Cities were required to: (a) use funds exclusively per the WSVP; (b) maintain existing municipal budgets; (c) obtain CTCL’s approval before deviating from the WSVP’s planned expenditures; and (d) submit full compliance reports to CTCL by January 31, 2021. Kenosha, for example, was […]

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Extreme Geographic and Per-Voter Drop Box Density Disparity Creating Two-Tiered Voter Access (PA)

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Established Fact CTCL’s more than $22.5 million investment in Pennsylvania created a constitutionally suspect two-tiered system of voter access. In heavily Democratic Delaware County, private funding established 50 drop boxes — one for every 3.7 square miles and one for every approximately 8,500 registered voters. Across the 56 counties carried by Donald Trump in 2016,

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ActBlue Donation Profiles Are Straw Donations (US)

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Disputed Fact ActBlue Smurf donation profiles appear to violate federal law. 52 U.S.C. § 30122 (US) prohibits making a contribution in the name of another person, permitting one’s name to be used for such a contribution, or knowingly accepting a contribution made in another’s name. Criminal penalties attach at >$2,000 (misdemeanor) and >$25,000/year (felony). Citations

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