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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 3815 By: Dollens
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state government; creating the
Prohibition of Foreign Funding for Ballot Measures
Act; declaring legislative intent; defining terms;
prohibiting foreign entities from contributing to t he
support or opposition of ballot measures; requiring
certain disclosure and returning of funds; providing
for enforcement of act; providing for penalties;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Prohibition
of Foreign Funding for Ballot Measures Act ".
B. The purpose of this act is to safeguard the integrity of the
democratic process by preventing the undue influence of foreign
entities in the funding of ballot measures within th e State of
Oklahoma. The Legislature finds that foreign funding of ballot
measures may compromise the interests and autonomy of the citizens
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of Oklahoma, thereby necessitating measures to maintain the
sovereignty of the electoral process.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4270 of Title 74, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in the Prohibition of Foreign Funding for Ballot
Measures Act:
1. "Foreign entity" means any individual, organization,
corporation, government, or other entity that is not a citizen,
resident, or legal entity within the United States ; and
2. "Ballot measure" includes any initiative, referendum, or
other measure that is placed on the ballot for a vote by the
citizens of Oklahoma.
B. No person, organization, or entity that is a foreign entity
shall contribute funds, directly or indirectly, to any campaign or
organization supporting or opposing a ballot measure w ithin the
State of Oklahoma. Any ballot measure campaign or organization
found to have knowingly accepted foreign funding shall be subject to
penalties as determined by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
C. All ballot measure campaigns and organizations sha ll
disclose the source o f their funds in a timely and transparent
manner. Any contribution received from a foreign entity, even if
inadvertently accepted, shall be promptly returned, and the details
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of such transactions must be reported to the Oklahoma Et hics
Commission.
D. The Oklahoma Ethics Commission shall be responsible for
enforcing the provisions of this act. Violations of this act may
result in fines, penalties, or other sanctions as determined by the
Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-9780 LRB 12/30/23