§ 22-24-202 — Prohibition of foreign funding influencing statewide ballot measures

Wyoming § 22-24-202

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 22: Elections
• Ch. 24: INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
• Art. 2: PAID ADVERTISING IN ANY COMMUNICATION MEDIUM OR

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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Foreign national" means as defined in 52 U.S.C.
§ 30121(b);
(ii) "Prohibited source" means contributions from or
expenditures by a foreign national;
(iii) "Directly or indirectly" means acting either
alone or jointly with, through or on behalf of any other
committee, organization, person or entity.
(b) No foreign national shall direct, control or otherwise
directly or indirectly participate in the decision making of any
group that is required to file with the secretary of state under
W.S. 22-24-201(a).
(c) Each group of persons that is required to file with
the secretary of state under W.S. 22-24-201(a) shall file an
accompanying certification regarding funding from prohibited
sources as provided in this paragraph. The certification shall
include the following statements:
(i) That no expenditure of the group was knowingly,
whether directly or indirectly, funded by a prohibited source;
(ii) That the group shall not knowingly, whether
directly or indirectly, receive, solicit or accept contributions
or expenditures from a prohibited source in any manner;
(iii) That the group will keep records of
contributions and expenditures for a period of not less than
five (5) years to enable the enforcement of this section.
(d) For each contribution to a group of persons that is
required to file with the secretary of state under W.S. 22-24-
201(a), before accepting the contribution the group shall obtain
affirmation from the donor that the donor is not a foreign
national and that the donor has not knowingly accepted, whether
directly or indirectly, more than one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) in aggregate from prohibited sources in the
immediately preceding four (4) year period.
(e) The secretary of state may bring a civil action to
enforce the provisions of this section. A violation of this
section is subject to a civil penalty of up to twice the amount
of any prohibited contribution or expenditure. The secretary of
state may obtain injunctive relief from a court of competent
jurisdiction to prevent further violations of this section.