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Mark Zuckerberg-funded free election grants draw ire of Jeff Landry, who files suit
You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Local elections officials across Louisiana in recent weeks perked up at an opportunity Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was funding through a nonprofit organization: Free money to run elections in a pandemic.But after Attorney General Jeff Landry caught wind of the endeavor, the Republican official put his foot down, warning registrars of voters, clerks of court and other officials not to pursue the money.Now all of the local officials have backed off and are no longer pursuing the funding. Landry is filing suit,...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Local elections officials across Louisiana in recent weeks perked up at an opportunity Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was funding through a nonprofit organization: Free money to run elections in a pandemic.But after Attorney General Jeff Landry caught wind of the endeavor, the Republican official put his foot down, warning registrars of voters, clerks of court and other officials not to pursue the money.Now all of the local officials have backed off and are no longer pursuing the funding. Landry is filing suit,...WW…
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