This bill establishes provisions related to foreign financial influence in ballot propositions and elections. This bill: - defines terms; - prohibits a foreign national from making or attempting to make a contribution or an independent expenditure for a political purpose; - prohibits a candidate, officeholder, or entity subject to campaign finance reporting requirements from knowingly soliciting, accepting, or receiving a contribution from a foreign national; - requires a candidate, officeholder, or entity that receives contributions to annually certify to the lieutenant governor that the candidate, officeholder, or entity did not knowingly accept a contribution from a foreign national; - requires each corporation or labor organization subject to campaign finance reporting requirements to certify that the corporation or labor organization is not a foreign national; - requires a candidate, officeholder, or entity that receives a contribution from a foreign national to:immediately notify the lieutenant governor; return the contribution to the foreign national; andif the foreign national refuses to accept the return of the contribution, disperse the value of the contribution into the state's General Fund - prohibits any person from aiding or facilitating a violation of the prohibitions described above; - establishes a criminal penalty for a person who violates the provisions described above; - requires the lieutenant governor to impose a civil penalty against a foreign national that makes a contribution or independent expenditure; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Substitute #1: 20A-11-203, 20A-11-302, 20A-11-401, 20A-11-506, 20A-11-510, 20A-11-602, 20A-11-702, 20A-11-802, 20A-11-1302, 20A-11-1502