Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits foreign money from funding ballot issue campaigns, making it the ninth state to enact such legislation.
Senate Bill 152 “bans foreign nationals from contributing donations to campaign committees for ballot measures,” according to a release from Kehoe.
In a statement provided to The Center Square, Kehoe said of Senate Bill 152: “This legislation ensures that Missourians, not foreign interests, are determining the best policies for our state.”
“I appreciate the efforts of Senator Ben Brown and Representative Jim Murphy in getting this legislation to my desk as Missouri continues to lead the nation in election integrity policies,” Kehoe said.
Brown is SB152’s sponsor and Murphy is the bill’s joint sponsor, according to LegiScan.
Brown told The Center Square that the signing of SB152 puts “an end to foreign exploitation of our state’s electoral process once and for all.”
“This landmark piece of legislation closes the loopholes in state and federal law that have allowed foreign nationals and the groups funded by them to essentially purchase amendments to our constitution,” Brown said.
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