North Carolina Senate Passes ‘Zuck Bucks’ Bill That Bars Private Donations to Local Election Boards

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The North Carolina Senate approved a bill that seeks to ban private funding for state and county election boards.

The push for Senate Bill 725, which bars the use of so-called Zuck Bucks, originated from what some have described as a record amount of private funds flooding into the 2020 election. If the measure isn’t signed or vetoed after 10 days of reaching Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk, it becomes law.