California enacts four 2025 laws on ballot measures and recalls, including ban on foreign national contributions to ballot measure campaigns

Asm. Blanca Pacheco (D-64), who co-authored the legislation with Asm. Juan Alanis (R-22), said, “California’s elections should be decided by Californians–not foreign money. AB 953 closes a loophole allowing foreign nationals to monetarily influence our ballot measures, protecting the integrity of our democracy.”