US EditionMissouri bans foreign money from funding ballot issue campaigns
MISSOURI, JUL 9 – Missouri joins eight other states banning foreign donations to ballot campaigns to protect election integrity amid millions in foreign spending, officials said.
- Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 152 on Wednesday, banning foreign nationals from funding ballot issue campaigns in the state.
- This bill follows similar laws in eight other states and aims to close loopholes that allowed foreign money to influence Missouri's electoral process.
- The legislation requires campaign committees to certify that no foreign funds were used to influence ballot measures, defining prohibited sources as foreign nationals.
- Sponsor Senator Ben Brown said SB152 ends foreign exploitation and protects Missouri's sovereignty, while Kehoe stated it ensures policies reflect Missouri values, not foreign interests.
- The law could limit foreign interference following the Sixteen Thirty Fund’s expenditure of more than $4.5 million last year supporting Missouri ballot initiatives, placing the state third in the amount of foreign funding received.
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