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Panel weighs limits and disclosures for private and foreign funding of election administration
Summary
House Bill 51‑98 would require entities that provide funding, goods or services for election administration to certify they are free of foreign donations; witnesses warned private grants can equal local election offices' budgets and cited national examples of privately funded election programs.
Representative Brock introduced House Bill 51‑98 as a companion to the earlier measures, saying it "deals with the election administration process" and seeks to limit foreign or private funds used to support the administration of elections. Brock defined "foreign national" broadly to include non‑U.S. citizens, foreign governments, political parties and entities organized or domiciled abroad.
Jason Snead of Honest Elections Project ACTION testified in support…
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