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Committee unanimously approves ban on foreign nationals funding ballot questions
Summary
House Bill 14-67 would prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to public questions on Indiana ballots and requires an affirmation from contributors that they are not foreign nationals or recipients of large foreign-funded donations. The committee approved the bill 8–0 and sent it to the full Senate.
Representative Wescow introduced House Bill 14-67 to the Senate Elections Committee, saying the bill would extend the existing prohibition on foreign contributions to candidates and parties so that it also applies to public questions on the ballot.
"This legislation would add that prohibition to Indiana's law," Representative Wescow said, describing a framework intended to prevent foreign nationals from funneling funds through nonprofit entities into ballot‑measure campaigns.
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