Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement:
“Congratulations to the Wyoming Senate for passing a bill to ban foreign nationals from contributing to ballot measure campaigns. It is illegal for foreign nationals to finance candidates running for office, but a loophole in the law has turned ballot measures into a Trojan Horse for foreign interference in our elections. One shocking example: A left-wing dark money group called the Sixteen Thirty Fund, bankrolled by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss, has spent $130 million to influence ballot measures in 25 states. We urge Governor Gordon to sign this legislation and close the foreign funding loophole in Wyoming once and for all.”