(WASHINGTON) -- As former President Donald Trump continues to push false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, his political action committee has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations and candidates that are pushing to tighten voting laws or spread unproven claims of election fraud, new FEC filings show.

Among the donations is a $150,000 payment to a little-known organization, Secure MI Vote, that's spearheading a petition to clamp down on voting requirements in the state of Michigan, which Trump lost in 2020 after winning the state in 2016.

The group's director says the donation from Trump's Save America PAC has been a big help.

"It definitely helped us get the word out and then cover some of the expenses," executive director Jeff Litten told ABC News. "It's not cheap."

The payment comes amid a flurry of big-dollar donations from Trump's PAC to like-minded groups working to lay the groundwork for voting reform before the 2024 election.

"America needs safe and secure elections," Trump spokesperson Taylor Budowich told ABC News. "That's why Save America is investing in organizations, causes, and candidates committed to election integrity."

Earlier this year, before the Michigan donation, ABC News reported that Trump's PAC gave $1 million to a right-wing nonprofit organization run by some of his close allies that has been hosting "Election Integrity Summits" around the country. At one of those summits, Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who was involved with...

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