Bill > HB5197

This bill amends the Michigan Campaign Finance Act to prohibit contributions and expenditures by certain foreign entities in elections. It defines "foreign national" to include individuals who are not U.S. citizens, foreign governments, foreign political parties, and entities organized or primarily doing business in foreign countries. The bill specifically prohibits "ballot question committees" from knowingly receiving, soliciting, or accepting contributions from foreign nationals, and requires these committees to obtain affirmations from donors that they are not foreign nationals and have not received excessive aggregate contributions from foreign nationals. Additionally, it prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions, independent expenditures, or participating in decision-making processes related to ballot questions, and prohibits any individual, candidate, or committee from knowingly soliciting or accepting money from foreign nationals for prohibited purposes or using such money for prohibited expenditures. The bill also adds reporting requirements for independent expenditures related to statewide ballot questions, requiring affirmations that foreign national contributions have not exceeded a certain threshold.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5197