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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) For purposes of this section, foreign national means:
(a) An individual who is not a citizen of the United States or a national of the United States and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(b) A person, other than an individual, organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country;
(c) A government of a foreign country; or
(d) A political party or political committee established in a foreign country.
(2) It shall be unlawful for a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make a contribution to a ballot question committee or for a ballot question committee to solicit, accept, or receive such a contribution.
(3) A person, other than an individual, organized under the laws of the United States which is a domestic subsidiary of a foreign national may make a contribution or an expenditure to support or oppose the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question ballot if:
(a) The person is a discrete entity organized under the laws of any state within the United States and its principal place of business is within the United States;
(b) The foreign national parent does not finance election-related contributions or expenditures either directly or through such person, including through subsidizing the person's business operations, unless the person can demonstrate by a reasonable accounting method that it has sufficient funds from its own domestic operations to make any contributions or expenditures; and
(c) All decisions concerning the administration of the person's contributions or expenditures are made by citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 49. Law § 49-1479.03. Foreign national; contribution to ballot question committee; prohibited; exception - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-49-law/ne-rev-st-sect-49-1479-03/
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