ICYMI: Pappas Renews Push for Federalized Elections

In Case You Missed It…New Hampshire Journal recently reported on Rep. Chris Pappas’s attempt to take over local elections and put the federal government in charge. 

By re-introducing the “Freedom to Vote” Act, Pappas is siding with national election standards instead of leaving it up to the states.  

Pappas Renews Push for Federal Takeover of NH Election
New Hampshire Journal
Michael Graham 
July 23, 2023 

Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) was one of a handful of Democrats last week who helped reintroduce the s0-called “Freedom to Vote Act,” a sweeping federal law that would override the Granite State’s election rules. From requiring early voting to preventing voter I.D. mandates, the Pappas-backed bill would impose federal requirements on locally-run elections.

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“I’m especially proud that it includes provisions I’m fighting for from the DISCLOSE Act that require dark money groups to disclose who their donors are and stop billionaires and corporations from secretly buying our elections. We must put the power of our democracy back in the hands of the people, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this common-sense legislation.”

Supporters of free speech disagree, noting the DISCLOSE Act would reveal the names and information of far more average citizens than “billionaires and corporations.” For example, supporters of LGBT-oriented classroom instruction in local schools who donated to the cause could have that support publicized. The same with red-state residents who support pro-choice causes, or blue-state conservatives backing pro-life issues.

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