Local governments that allow foreign nationals to meddle in U.S. elections at the ballot box would be in for a world of financial hurt under a new bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
According to a press release from Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., the Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act would seek to cut down foreign influence in U.S. elections in two ways: It would empower the Census Bureau to collect and publish information on which state and local governments have non-citizen voting policies, and then strip funds away from those jurisdictions.
“None of the funds made available in any Act may be used to make payments to any unit of local government that permits individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in elections for State or local office,” reads section 2 of the two-page bill.
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