Election officials sound alarms as costs escalate and funding dwindles
A pot of money for helping run elections is running dry, worrying local election officials. Many states are also banning the type of private funding provided by Zuckerberg, which is also worrying local election officials. Much of this funding was used in 2020 to deal with the pandemic. Democrats want more funding included in any election bill — including the bipartisan ECA push — but Republicans are balking.
