US Offers $10M Reward For Info On Election Meddling

Politico reports:

The State Department is offering up to $10 million to those who provide information on foreign interference in U.S. elections, officials announced on Thursday.

The Rewards for Justice program aims to gather information that leads to the identification or location of any foreign person or entity “who knowingly engaged or is engaging in foreign election interference,” department officials wrote in a statement.

“This conduct includes covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful acts … undertaken with the specific intent to influence voters, undermine public confidence in election processes or institutions,” officials said, adding that the acts must violate federal criminal, voting rights or campaign law.

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The House passed a bill in 2019, authored by ⁦@RepZoeLofgren,⁩ called the SHIELD Act. It would have addressed this.

Senate Republicans sat on it and did nothing. https://t.co/iN8cvNXrCn

— Stephen Spaulding (@SteveESpaulding) July 1, 2022