This bill establishes provisions related to foreign financial influence in ballot propositions and elections.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- prohibits a foreign national from making a contribution, an expenditure for certain purposes, or an independent expenditure;
- for an individual or entity subject to campaign finance reporting requirements, prohibits the individual or entity from knowingly soliciting, accepting, or receiving a contribution from a foreign national;
- requires an individual or entity described above that receives a contribution from a foreign national to:notify the lieutenant governor; anddisperse the value of the contribution into the state's General Fund;
- prohibits any person from aiding or facilitating a violation of the prohibition described above;
- establishes a criminal penalty for a person who violates the provisions described above; and
- requires the lieutenant governor to impose a civil penalty against a foreign national that makes a contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure.