13-37-505. Prohibition on foreign national interference in statewide ballot issues.
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13-37-505 . Prohibition on foreign national interference in statewide ballot issues.
(1)It is unlawful for a foreign national, directly or through an intermediary, to make a disbursement for an electioneering communication, a contribution, or an expenditure, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or an expenditure, in connection with any statewide ballot issue.
(2)It is unlawful for a person to:
(a)solicit, accept, or receive any funds from a foreign national for any purpose described in subsection (1); or
(b)make a contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure using any funds the person knows were received from a foreign national for any purpose described in this section.
(a)Upon receipt of a contribution by a political committee created to support or to oppose a ballot issue, the committee treasurer shall obtain from the donor an affirmation that the donor is not a foreign national.
(b)Records of the donor affirmation received must be included in the treasurer's recordkeeping obligations under 13-37-207 and 13-37-208 .