Two North Carolina counties left a Zuckerbucks nonprofit - where private money is injected into public election administration - as the 2024 election cycle began, citing time commitment as the reason for leaving.
Brunswick and Forsyth counties in North Carolina have left the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, a project of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, after joining it last year.
The alliance will provide $80 million over five years "To envision, support, and celebrate excellence in U.S. election administration," according to CTCL. However, both Brunswick and Forsyth counties chose to not take money from the alliance when they became members in 2023.
The letter reads, "It is with deepest regret that we are ending our membership and participation as a Centers for Election Excellence. The Forsyth County Board of Elections office will not be able to fully participate in all upcoming Alliance activities due to the immense amount of work and preparation needed to effectively administer the 2024 election cycle. We want to be respectful to the Alliance and to the other Centers who are wholly committed to this initiative and not take away from another elections office that could benefit from this incredible opportunity."
Forsyth Elections Director Tim Tsujii told Just the News on Monday, "Due to the workload demands of preparing for and conducting the 2024 election cycle, our office will not be able to fully participate in the different Alliance activities that are planned for this year."
"Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project, said in a statement released on Friday,"Brunswick and Forsyth Counties' withdrawal from the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence marks a major development, and victory, in the fight against left-wing dark money influence on election administration.
He later noted, "Honest Elections Project encourages the rest of the counties enrolled in the Alliance to withdraw from this ideological program led by CTCL - the group behind Zuck Bucks in the 2020 election. The offices that run our elections should be accountable to the public alone. Special interests privately funding election administration sow distrust in our election process. The U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence has no place in the democratic process."
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