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June 23, 2026
ACLU Launches $50 Million Initiative to Monitor 2026 Elections
- The ACLU will spend over $50 million on the 2026 midterm elections, with half allocated for election monitoring and voter access initiatives.
- More than 100 paid staff and 3,000 volunteers will be deployed across critical battleground states to oversee ballot counting and certification.
- The initiative is a response to perceived threats to democracy and aims to counteract efforts to suppress voter turnout and manipulate election processes.
2 Sources
- ACLU to monitor election certification as part of $50 million midterm effortJun 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM · NBC
- ACLU plans to monitor election certification with $50M midterms pushJun 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM · The Hill