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Center for Election Innovation & Research

American electoral policy advocacy group

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Dec 8, 2025
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How did zuckerberg’s $400m get spent in the 2020 election

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave roughly $350–$419 million in 2020 to nonprofit groups that in turn made grants to local election offices to help run voting during the pandemic; most...

Feb 7, 2026

Which political actors, if any, benefited indirectly from Zuckerberg’s grants and what was the timeline of those expenditures?

and his wife routed roughly through nonprofit intermediaries to help local election administration during the 2020 pandemic; the bulk was announced on September 1, 2020 and later augmented by addition...

Feb 5, 2026

What legal or ethical controversies arose over Zuckerberg’s $400M election-era funding and how were they resolved?

and ’s roughly to nonprofits that funded local election offices sparked legal and ethical controversies about private money in public elections, , and a wave of legislative and ballot‑measure response...

Feb 5, 2026

Which pro-democracy groups received funding from Zuckerberg in 2020 and how much did each get?

and his wife, , routed large sums through charitable vehicles to help local election offices in 2020; reporting identifies two principal beneficiaries — the and the — but published totals and exact al...

Dec 10, 2025

Which policies or registration laws most affected state-level registration rates in 2024?

State-level registration rates in 2024 were most affected by three policy families: expanded modern registration methods (automatic, online, same‑day), new restrictive rules (proof‑of‑citizenship, lim...