Zuckerberg is finding his ability to intervene in U.S. elections is rapidly diminishing.
On Saturday, Louisiana voters adopted a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of private funds for election administration.
According to Amendment 1, voters were asked to answer the following question:
BALLOT LANGUAGE: Do you support an amendment to prohibit the use of funds, goods, or services from a foreign government or a nongovernmental source to conduct elections and election functions and duties unless the use is authorized by the secretary of state through policies established in accordance with law?
The new amendment to Louisiana’s constitution was approved by 72.6% of voters during Saturday’s elections. It states that “[n]o funds, goods, or services donated by a foreign government or a nongovernmental source shall be used to conduct elections unless provided for in the election code and subject to restrictions under general law.”
With the proposal’s passage, Louisiana becomes the 26th state to prohibit or restrict the use of private money in elections. It is the first to do so through a constitutional amendment.
“Elections should never be privatized in Louisiana or anywhere else, and we’re pleased that voters resoundingly decided to ban ‘Zuckerbucks’ once and for all at