Georgia lawmakers add to the growing list of bans on outside election funding

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican lawmakers approved a measure last week that would outlaw local officials from seeking almost all third-party funding to help cover the costs of running elections. GOP-led Arkansas recently enacted a similar ban on outside money in elections. The bills are the latest in a series of measures passed by Republicans at the state level to crack down on outside funding in elections. Their efforts have been fueled in part by false claims about the 2020 election and come as election officials across the country complain about persistent funding needs. Georgia’s Senate Bill 222 would make it…