BREAKING: Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly vote to BAN Zuckerbucks, private election funding

Wisconsin voters have approved a constitutional amendment banning private money for elections. The constitutional amendment passed on Tuesday after it was proposed by Republicans who were fed up with the money funneled into elections by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, dubbed Zuckerbucks.

"Wisconsin has spoken and the message is clear: elections belong to voters, not out-of-state billionaires," GOP Chairman Brian Schimming said. Joe Biden won Wisconsin in 2020 after $8.8 million went into the state's largest five cities.

A second question offered by Republicans amended the state constitution to say that elections could only be administered by actual election officials. Though this was already state law, enshrining it in the constitution firms up the practice against legislative change.
 
President of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Rick Esenberg said "Voters sent a clear message that they want to keep private money out of election administration," per ABC.

"Whether you identify with the left or the right, ensuring the fairness and integrity of our elections should be a shared priority," he said.

In 2020, Wisconsin saw an influx of funds from the Center for Tech and Civil Life, which had in turn received $300 million from Zuckerberg and his wife. The purpose of the leftist group is to fight for voter access. The funds were used to "help election officials buy supplies and run elections at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic before vaccines were available."

Democrats were clear that operating elections in the state without the private funds would be more difficult. Wisconsin is a battleground state for 2024.