A nonpartisan election integrity watchdog, the Honest Elections Project (HEP), has recently released its 2025 'Safeguarding our Elections' report. The report outlines a series of critical reforms that the organization believes are necessary to ensure election integrity across states in the country.
Among the key measures highlighted in the report are the implementation of voter ID requirements, cleaning up voter rolls, and the prohibition of foreign influence in elections. The HEP emphasizes the importance of making it easy to vote while also making it difficult to cheat, echoing the sentiments of the American people.
The report delves into the issue of foreign funding in elections, pointing out legal loopholes that allow foreign nationals to contribute to ballot measure campaigns. It raises concerns about the potential for foreign influence to impact election outcomes, citing examples of significant financial contributions from foreign sources to influence ballot issues in multiple states.
Additionally, the report cautions against the use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), arguing that it complicates the voting process and undermines trust in election results. The HEP highlights efforts by certain left-wing donors to promote RCV as a means to shift politics to the left, despite facing voter rejection in various states.
The report also addresses the controversial issue of 'Zuck Bucks,' referring to the substantial financial contributions made by Mark Zuckerberg during the 2020 election. It calls for measures to prevent similar instances of private funding influencing election processes in the future.
Furthermore, the report advocates for transparency and robust post-election audits of election procedures, emphasizing the importance of elected lawmakers being responsible for writing election laws. It also stresses the need to safeguard vulnerable mail-in ballots to maintain the integrity of the electoral process.
