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This bill adds a new section to Arizona election law (section 16-919) that prohibits foreign corporations, persons, or nongovernmental sources from contributing money, goods, or services intended to influence the outcome of a ballot measure election. Under the bill, any person, entity, or committee involved in the ballot measure must certify in their campaign finance reports that they have not accepted or used contributions from foreign sources, doing so under penalty of perjury. The bill specifically exempts federally recognized sovereign tribal nations from this prohibition, meaning they can still contribute to ballot measure campaigns. The goal of the bill appears to be preventing foreign interference in state-level direct democracy processes by restricting outside monetary or material support for ballot initiatives and referendums.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82131