A little-known coronavirus stimulus provision requires that states match 20 percent of election assistance funds at a time of fiscal catastrophe
Elections in a pandemic aren’t cheap to set up or administer. Photo: Tom Williamses/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag Ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit, congressional Democrats, voting rights advocates, and many states and localities have been trying to secure some federal help in preparing for a November election that may be seriously affected by coronavirus fears. In the $2.
State officials are pushing Congress to reverse restrictions they say are too burdensome on $400 million aimed at protecting elections during the coronavirus pandemic.Congress approved that payout last month as part of a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill but also required states match 20 percent of it out of their own budgets.
Often when Congress sets up a new federal-state grant program, it will require a “match” to make sure the recipients have some skin in the game, and don’t simply spend the money for the sake of spending it. In this case, the states have their entire hides in the game from the get-go, as the level of government typically in charge of election administration.
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