Tag: foreign contributions

Secretary of State Wes Allen hails legislation banning foreign nationals from contributing to political parties, campaigns

Following the bill's passage out of the chamber, Alabama's top elections official, Secretary of State Wes Allen, is weighing in on HB 214.

House passes ban on foreign political contributions following Democrat pushback — 'We’ve been taking money from foreign people for a long time, some of us'

Similar to the one passed in 2025, State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) said the Fair Campaign Practices Act, HB214, would mirror the current federal law against foreign donations, making is a state prosecutable crime.