PREFILED DEC 29 2025
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REFERENCE TITLE: elections; foreign contributions; prohibition |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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SCR 1005 |
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Introduced by Senator Finchem
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to campaign contributions.
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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the Legislature, the following measure, relating to campaign contributions, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
AN ACT
amending title 16, chapter 6, article 1.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 16-919; relating to campaign contributions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 16, chapter 6, article 1.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-919, to read:
16-919. Foreign contributions prohibited; ballot measures; certification
A. A foreign corporation or person shall not give and a person, entity or committee shall not accept or use monies or in-kind goods or services that are contributed by a foreign corporation or person or a foreign nongovernmental source to influence the outcome of an election on a ballot measure, question, issue or proposition, including an initiative or referendum.
B. A person, entity or committee that is required to file campaign finance reports pursuant to section 16-926 shall certify under penalty of perjury in those reports that the person, entity or committee has not accepted or used monies or in-kind goods or services in violation of subsection a of this section.
C. federally recognized sovereign tribal nations are exempt from this section.
2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.