Foreign nationals could not give money to support or fight state or local ballot questions or recall elections. The bill adds those campaigns to the foreign-money ban already used for candidate elections.
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Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 0.
Latest action on H.R. 3535: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 0.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects groups that raise money for state or local ballot questions and recall campaigns. They would need to check that they are not taking money from foreign nationals. Foreign nationals would be barred from giving money to these campaigns. State and local voters could see different funding patterns, but the bill does not show how large that change would be.
Why this matters: Many major choices happen through ballot questions, not just candidate elections. Voters may decide taxes, public spending, social policy, or whether an official stays in office. This bill would apply the same foreign-money rule to those votes that already applies to candidate races. It could change how ballot campaigns raise money, but the bill does not say how much funding would change.
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