Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement:
“Due to a loophole in the law, foreign nationals have been able to impact state ballot issue campaigns across the country for years. Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has funneled more than $280 million into the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which in turn dropped $130 million on state ballot issue campaigns, including in Texas. It is time to protect Texas’ elections against foreign interference. I applaud the Texas Senate for taking action on this critical issue and urge the House to quickly follow suit.”
Earlier this week, Honest Elections Project Action announced it launched a digital ad campaign and a mobile billboard at the Texas Capitol urging lawmakers to pass legislation banning the foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns and ranked-choice voting.