Ohio Secretary of State Strikes Blow to Foreign Election Influence
Update: 2025-11-19
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While Ohioans did not head to the polls in the 2025 elections, there has been a massive electoral development thanks to a court victory from Secretary of State Frank LaRose over a state law banning foreign contributions for ballot-measure campaigns.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on an injunction, with LaRose’s office claiming the lawsuit was “brought by liberal activists and their dark-money funded national legal team,” on Oct. 8, 2024. Over a year later, on Nov. 13, that lawsuit was finally dropped. The litigation stems from a legal challenge to a law signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in June 2024 that prevented foreign donations to ballot initiative campaigns.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on an injunction, with LaRose’s office claiming the lawsuit was “brought by liberal activists and their dark-money funded national legal team,” on Oct. 8, 2024. Over a year later, on Nov. 13, that lawsuit was finally dropped. The litigation stems from a legal challenge to a law signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in June 2024 that prevented foreign donations to ballot initiative campaigns.
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