Who's funding Michigan ballot campaigns? Dark money flows from out of state
LANSING — A proposed constitutional amendment that would require Michiganders to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote is being bankrolled by a conservative nonprofit that has spent years promoting discredited theories of widespread voter fraud across the country.
Restoration of America, a dark money group that is not required to disclose its own donors, this fall gave $3.5 million to Americans for Citizen Voting – Michigan, a ballot committee that is collecting voter signatures in the hope of placing its proposal before voters in the November 2026 election.
A campaign finance report filed Monday lists a Florida address for Restoration of America, but the nonprofit was created by Illinois activist Doug Truax. The group aims to encourage American prosperity by “turning to God and the enforcement of just laws.”
“They’re big supporters of citizen-only voting,” Paul Jacob, chairman of the national Americans for Citizen Voting, told Bridge Michigan in an interview. “And so I reached out to them and said, ‘Hey, look what, look what’s happening in Michigan. Can you help?’”
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