ACLU plans to monitor election certification with $50M midterms push
The group will train 5,000 more election workers and target battleground states as it prepares for disputes over mail voting and ballot counting.
- On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union launched a more than $50 million effort aimed at protecting United States election integrity from the Trump administration's efforts to exert control over voting processes.
- Trump's March executive order directs federal agencies to create voter lists and restrict mail-in ballot delivery, prompting the ACLU to argue the order violates federal law and the Constitution.
- The ACLU will deploy more than 100 paid staff members and more than 3,000 volunteer leaders to monitor ballot counting and certification, while already pursuing more than 80 lawsuits over voting rights issues.
- While the ACLU asserts that "democracy hangs in the balance," a senior legal fellow with the Heritage Foundation dismissed the effort, writing that "The ACLU has nothing to do with the 'smooth' administration of elections."
- Half of the $50 million investment will target down-ballot races and ballot measures in critical battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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ACLU plans to monitor election certification with $50M midterms push
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced plans Tuesday to monitor election certification as a part of a $50 million investment in midterm races, citing potential threats to voters’ ability to access and cast their ballots. The nonpartisan, nonprofit has already deployed thousands of staffers to battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania…
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The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday launched a multimillion-dollar effort it said is aimed at protecting the integrity of elections in the United States from the Trump administration. The ACLU announced it is pouring nearly $25 million to safeguard voting rights from a “coordinated attack on multiple fronts,” asserting that “democracy hangs in the balance.” The other half of the historic national $50 million effort will be directed to …
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NBC News reports: The American Civil Liberties Union will spend more than $50 million on the 2026 midterm election, with half going toward efforts to ensure smooth administration of elections as President Donald Trump seeks to exert more control over the process. ACLU officials said they will train and deploy more than 100 paid staff members and more than 3,000 volunteer leaders to encourage people to vote and to ensure voter access while monito…
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