Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, released the following statement:
“Montana’s elections should belong to Montanans, not a foreign billionaire. Montana has already been flooded with nearly $3.3 million in foreign dark money funneled through the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a far-left group bankrolled by Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss. House Bill 818 was originally intended to fully close the loophole in the law that allowed this foreign meddling. Unfortunately, the bill was substantially weakened, and as a result, this new law leaves Montana ballot issues vulnerable to continued foreign influence.
“I call on the Montana legislature to finish the job next session and fully block the direct and indirect foreign funding of ballot issue campaigns. The people of Montana deserve nothing less.”