Ohio’s prohibition on foreign money supporting statewide issue campaigns is back after being put on hold in a nearly month-long delay.
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Ohio Republicans Want Stay of Order That Stops Foreign Money Ban
Ohio Republican officials wasted little time responding to a federal court ruling that stopped a planned state ban on foreign money used on statewide ballot campaigns.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Attorney General Dave Yost quickly filed a motion to stay a weekend federal court ruling that stopped the law from taking effect Sunday.
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A federal court struck down part of an Ohio bill that passed during a special session called to pass legislation to ensure President Joe Biden would have been on the November ballot.
While Democrats never nominated Biden, a ban on foreign campaign money contributed to ballot initiatives in the state was signed into law.
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