{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-37-505","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-37-505","heading":"Prohibition on foreign national interference in statewide ballot issues.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a foreign national, directly or through an intermediary, to make a disbursement for an electioneering communication, a contribution, or an expenditure, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or an expenditure, in connection with any statewide ballot issue.\n(2) It is unlawful for a person to:\n(a) solicit, accept, or receive any funds from a foreign national for any purpose described in subsection (1); or\n(b) make a contribution, expenditure, or independent expenditure using any funds the person knows were received from a foreign national for any purpose described in this section.\n(3) (a) Upon receipt of a contribution by a political committee created to support or to oppose a ballot issue, the committee treasurer shall obtain from the donor an affirmation that the donor is not a foreign national.\n(b) Records of the donor affirmation received must be included in the treasurer's recordkeeping obligations under 13-37-207 and 13-37-208.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 37. CONTROL OF CAMPAIGN PRACTICES","Part 5. Prohibiting Foreign Influence in Elections"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0370/part_0050/section_0050/0130-0370-0050-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:34Z","sha256":"90ad7eb812d76d09caf54caaf0df80708a6260b4bcebbe2f95114f76609dfde7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-37-504","next":"us-mt/13-37-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}