[§ 11-356] Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited.
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[§ 11-356] Contributions by foreign national or foreign corporation prohibited.
(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), no contributions or expenditures shall be made to or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, by a foreign national or foreign corporation, including a domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation, a domestic corporation that is owned by a foreign national, or a local subsidiary where administrative control is retained by the foreign corporation, and in the same manner prohibited under 2 United States Code section 441e and 11 Code of Federal Regulations section 110.20, as amended.
(b)A foreign-owned domestic corporation may make contributions if:
(1)Foreign national individuals do not participate in election-related activities, including decisions concerning contributions or the administration of a candidate committee or noncandidate committee; or
(2)The contributions are domestically-derived. [L 2010, c 211, pt of §2]