Citizens United applicability to 100% foreign owned US corporations?
<p>Citizens United said that US corporations can spend unlimited &quot;independent expenditures for political campaigns&quot;.</p>
<p>However, foreign natural persons and foreign corporations are not allowed to spend any independent expenditures for US political campaigns. Even buying merchandise from a presidential candidate's campaign website would be illegal for a foreign natural person or a foreign corporation.</p>
<p>However, for a US corporation that is 100% owned by foreign natural persons, does Citizens United apply? What about 99%, 98%, 97%, .... ?</p>

<p>From <a href="https://www.fec.gov/updates/foreign-nationals/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.fec.gov/updates/foreign-nationals/</a></p>
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<p>A domestic subsidiary of a foreign corporation (or a domestic corporation owned by foreign nationals) may make donations and disbursements in connection with state or local elections (if permissible under state and local law) provided that:</p>
<ul>
<li>These activities are not financed in any part by the foreign parent or owner; and</li>
<li>Individual foreign nationals are not involved in any way in the making of donations to nonfederal candidates and committees.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>

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