# Plain Language Summary: End Zuckerbucks Act

This bill would prevent certain nonprofit organizations from giving money to state and local governments to help run elections. Specifically, it targets tax-exempt charitable organizations (the kind that don't pay taxes because they're supposed to serve the public good) and says they can't donate funds that would be used for election administration—things like paying poll workers, maintaining voting machines, training election staff, or setting up polling places. The only exception is if a nonprofit wants to donate the actual physical space to be used as a polling location on election day.

The bill's nickname, "Zuckerbucks," refers to donations made by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife during the 2020 election cycle. They gave roughly $350 million to election administration efforts in various states and counties, which some people viewed as problematic because they worried it might influence how elections were run. This bill would make such donations illegal going forward by changing the tax code rules that govern what charitable nonprofits are allowed to do with their money.

If this bill becomes law, it would take effect starting in 2025. The practical impact would be that election officials in states and counties would lose a potential funding source for running elections. This could affect their ability to pay for things like new voting equipment, training for poll workers, or improvements to voting accessibility. Nonprofits that currently support election administration would need to stop that work or risk losing their tax-exempt status. Whether this is seen as positive or negative largely depends on your views about whether private funding should play a role in how elections are administered.