{"id":24265,"date":"2020-04-30T16:22:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T23:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=24265"},"modified":"2020-04-30T16:22:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T23:22:40","slug":"report-finds-states-need-more-federal-election-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=24265","title":{"rendered":"Report finds states need more federal election funds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five key states will need millions more in federal funding in order to move forward with this year’s elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, research released Thursday found.<\/p>\n

According to a report spearheaded by New York University\u2019s Brennan Center for Justice, current federal election funds will cover less than 20 percent of the costs required for mail-in voting and other election changes in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Missouri.<\/p>\n

The report<\/a>, which was also put together by the Alliance for Securing Democracy, the R Street Institute and the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, examined the impact of the $400 million in election funds sent to states as part of last month\u2019s $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill.<\/p>\n

States most at-risk:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Georgia faces the biggest pitfall in funding, with the report finding that the $10.8 million the state received will only address around 10 percent of its election needs. This is primarily because mail-in voting has been historically low in the state, and now the state is funding the mailing of absentee ballot request forms to every registered voter.<\/p>\n

The more than $11 million given to Michigan only covers 12 percent of their estimated election costs this year, while the $7.6 million Missouri received will only cover up to 13 percent of costs.<\/p>\n

Ohio and Pennsylvania will fare slightly better, with the funding each state received able to cover between 16 and 18 percent of estimated election costs.<\/p>\n

Areas where more funds are needed include securing online election systems, sending out and processing mail-in ballots, and educating the public about changes to elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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