{"id":1978342,"date":"2023-07-20T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-that-prohibits-foreign-influence-in-state-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:10:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:10:33","slug":"maine-governor-vetoes-bill-that-prohibits-foreign-influence-in-state-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-that-prohibits-foreign-influence-in-state-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Governor rejects bill banning foreign influence in state elections."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-governor-vetoes-bill-that-prohibits-foreign-influence-in-state-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Roy Francis<\/h2>\n<h3>7:53 AM \u2013 Thursday, July\u2064 20, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Democratic Governor Janet Mills vetoed\u200d a \u200bbill aimed at \u2063banning foreign influence in\u2063 Maine elections.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>State law bans foreign \u2062nationals and companies from donating to any candidate\u2019s \u2063campaign in the state, \u200dbut \u200bit currently\u2062 does not address referendums. The \u200dbill aimed \u2064to close\u2062 this loophole.<\/p>\n<p>It was \u200cintroduced after a Canadian-based company, Hydro-Quebec, spent millions\u200c fighting voters\u2019 decision\u2064 to prevent a\u2063 $1 billion transmission line project. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propaganda-push-white-house-chief-of-staffs-wife-made-frequent-appearances-on-ccp-owned-news-outlet\/\" title=\"Propaganda Push: White House Chief Of Staff\u2019s Wife Made Frequent Appearances On CCP-Owned News Outlet\">project aimed<\/a> to bring the company\u2019s hydropower to\u200c New \u200bEngland.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2064Wednesday, Mills vetoed the bill and justified her decision in\u2062 her veto letter. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> about the constitutionality of the bill and feared that its language was too\u200b broad, potentially being used against &#8220;legitimate voices.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The governor also argued that the bill &#8220;creates a bureaucratic morass that will entrap and \u2063silence otherwise legitimate voices and\u200c undermine the fundamental American cornerstones of free speech and\u2062 free press.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the\u2062 first \u2064time the\u200b governor has vetoed a bill aimed at\u2062 preventing \u2063foreign influence in state\u200b campaigns. However, the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-will-suspend-donations-to-any-gop-lawmakers-who-challenged-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"Microsoft Will Suspend Donations to Any GOP Lawmakers Who Challenged 2020 Election Results\">final decision<\/a> will ultimately \u2063rest with the voters if\u2062 the lawmakers sustain the veto within the next week.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u2062 directly to your inbox\u200b for \u200dfree. \u200dSubscribe <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Cristian Clementi and Cameron Hembre<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Stephanie Nash<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Amber Kleinke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with David Pollack<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u200cDevjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) \u2013\u200c Chinese automakers dominated \u200bSoutheast Asia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-that-prohibits-foreign-influence-in-state-elections\/\" title=\"Maine Governor rejects bill banning foreign influence in state elections.\">fast-growing electric vehicle market<\/a>,\u200d selling three out of every four EVs\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BENGALURU (Reuters) \u2013\u2064 Indian software services \u200dprovider Infosys \u2064on Thursday cut its full-year revenue\u2064 growth outlook, due to a\u2064 challenging environment, after\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>TOKYO (Reuters) \u2013 The Bank of \u200bJapan on\u200c Thursday \u200ckicked off a series \u200bof discussions with 60 companies on\u200b a pilot programme\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sarah Wu and\u200d Yimou Lee \u200cTAIPEI (Reuters) \u2064-Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC forecast a \u2062drop of around 10% in 2023 sales\u200c on Thursday\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Governor Janet Mills of Maine vetoed a bill that aimed to prohibit foreign influence in state elections. 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