Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills vetoes bill aimed at prohibiting foreign influence in state elections
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Janet Mills, the governor of Maine, vetoed a bill that prohibited foreign influence in state elections. Gov. Mills feared the language was so broad it could silence "legitimate voices."
The current bill was introduced after Quebec-owned Hydro-Quebec spent millions fighting a referendum in which voters rebuked a $1 billion transmission line project aimed at bringing the Canadian company’s hydropower to the New England power grid.
State law bans foreign nationals and companies from donating to candidates, but there is a loophole when it comes to referendums.
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