Chris Graham
1/30/24
(Augusta Free Press) “In its attempt to run a third-party presidential ticket, No Labels is abusing its nonprofit status in Virginia, and we believe Attorney General Jason Miyares should investigate and hold them accountable,” said Tiffany Muller, the president of End Citizens United.
“No Labels is a shadowy dark money political group that is grossly exploiting Virginia laws which are designed to benefit legitimate social welfare organizations. If No Labels’ corrupt charade continues unchecked, it will set a dangerous precedent for future elections,” Muller said.
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The End Citizens United complaint counters with the allegation that No Labels has committed nearly all of its spending to date on ballot access, a clearcut political activity.
“In their 2022 financial reporting, No Labels shows $8.9 million of programmatic spending and it appears that the entirety of their spending was related to ballot access work. Ballot access work is clearly categorized as political activity as it is dedicated to defeating political candidates, not the social welfare activities that would qualify their nonprofit status,” a press statement from End Citizens United reports.
“Their spending on political activity in 2023 has almost certainly exceeded their 2022 spending as No Labels has increased ballot access efforts across the country. If No Labels’ projections for its fundraising come to fruition, that would mean to offset $70 million in political spending, the organization’s total program budget would have to exceed $140 million—a figure that strains plausibility,” the ECU release concludes.