Subcommittee backs amendment to extend ban on foreign contributions to local measures A legislative subcommittee reviewed a 'replace-all' amendment to SB 534 that would expand existing prohibitions on foreign expenditures to ban foreign contributions for local ballot measures, clarify definitions (including 'measure'), adjust notice requirements, and refine penalties and enforcement language; members debated definitions and the 'willfully' standard before taking an informal voice vote to submit the amendment.

A New Hampshire subcommittee just took a significant step towards banning foreign contributions in local elections, aiming to close loopholes and protect democracy at the grassroots level.

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