HCR 2013 Summary

• Prohibits government entities from using donations from foreign governments or foreign nongovernmental sources (non-U.S. citizens) for election administration.

• Requires vendors and service providers for election administration to certify annually under penalty of perjury that they have not knowingly received foreign donations, with violations classified as a class 1 misdemeanor.

• Mandates counties with 500,000+ residents require early mail voters to affirmatively confirm their address each election cycle before receiving ballots; smaller counties require confirmation every four years.

• Allows early mail voters to confirm addresses through mail notice, phone call, or online county portal.

• Prohibits foreign government contributions to influence ballot measure elections and requires campaign finance committees to certify compliance under penalty of perjury.