State Closes Foreign Funding Loophole in Elections
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A law recently passed in Kentucky aims to close a loophole that had previously allowed for foreign funding promoting ballot measures. Thank God for this!
(The Center Square) āĀ Election integrity advocates are applauding a new Kentucky law that bans foreign money from promoting ballot measures in the state.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signedĀ House Bill 45Ā into law this week. Similar to aĀ new Wyoming lawĀ signed earlier this month by Gov. Mark Gordon, HB 45Ā Ā prohibits non-U.S. citizens from fundingĀ any statewide ballot initiatives.
It alsoĀ prohibitsĀ “political issues committees from knowingly and willfully soliciting or accepting contributions from prohibited sources” and establishes “certification requirements for treasurers of political issues committees and donors making contributions and independent expenditures.”
The measure passed in both the state House (85-12) and in the state Senate (29-6) with bipartisan support. Because the Senate amended the bill, it returned to the House, where it passed again.
Americans For Public Trust Executive Director Caitlin Sutherland said the new law was needed to keep foreign special interests from influencing elections in the state.
“Closing this foreign funding loophole is a big win for the people of Kentucky,” Sutherland said in a statement emailed to The Center Square. “For far too long, ballot issue campaigns have been an opening for foreign megadonors to influence politics across America, and this ban sends the message loud and clear that foreign dark money has no place in the Bluegrass State.ā
Jason Snead of Honest Elections Project Action also applauded the legislation.
āKentucky voters deserve elections that are free from foreign influence, and … the Kentucky legislature delivered, making Kentucky the third state to ban foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns,” Snead said in a statement.
āFor years, a loophole in federal law has left state ballot issues susceptible to citizens of foreign adversaries being able to affect our democratic process, which has been taken advantage of by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss through his prolific giving to the Left-wing Sixteen Thirty Fund,” Snead added. “Fortunately for Kentuckians, that ends today.ā
Wyss also was cited as an impetus behind the Wyoming law.
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Originally published at The Center Square. Used with permission. Photo Credit: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States – Vote Here – Election Polling Place, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95804795.
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Father God, we thank You for closing this loophole in Kentucky and blocking foreign funding in elections. We pray for this standard for the rest of our nation in Jesus Name.
Praise God!!!
After reading this report, I felt compelled to learn more….this was one source of “more.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/billionaire-hansjƶrg-wyss-at-center-of-gop-s-foreign-influence-loophole-fight/ar-AA1wk6Jc
Wyss is a mega rich Swiss man:
*living in Wyoming 4 decades….
*founder of Synthes, manufactures medical devices
*20 billion richer after Synthes was purchased by Johnson and Johnson…big Pharma giant
*his donations are similar to Sorosā…enormous in scale and benefits the “intense left wing”
*this giving to the left goes on and on and on and on…..so much harm.
*In a bio, written by his sister, Wyss said “His goal is to (re)interpret the American Constitution in the light of progressive politics.ā “I never felt the need to become an American.”
Psalm 2 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%202&version=VOICE
Dear Lord, You are Eternal. Thank You for reminding me of the never-ending struggle we will always face in life. We must choose to be God fearing or be like Hansjorg Wyss and his ilk. They rage, plan and conspire, pursuing their own (vacant) greatness. They put their heads together to advance their own schemes. They want to throw off Your reign in our lives and subjugate us to theirs. Lord, You are the One God who I worship and before You alone, I tremble. I pray in every state, You will direct the blocking of foreign funding in elections. I pray this as well for every act of interference. Lord bless us, we Trust in You. As for Wyss (et al) I pray they will know You and know they have NO chance without You. I thank You for Your Mighty Word and pray in the Name of Jesus Christ, it will keep us and our nation alive and active. Amen
….It should be illegal for non-U.S. citizens to fund any ballot initiatives…full stop.