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2025-01-14 23:18:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D9CABCD468D4956B845499D68EC8ABEBD9506A5E3A8F7A14DFDFC59B1E9F4F6D
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Original Note:
There was no election interference. The FEC states foreigners “may participate in campaign activities as an uncompensated volunteer”, and only financial contributions are scrutinised. https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/candidate-taking-receipts/volunteer-activity/#:%7E:text=Foreign%20national%20as%20campaign%20volunteer Helping US candidates has been common practice both for Labour and Conservatives. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/23/why-are-labour-volunteers-causing-a-stir-in-the-us-election-race https://theconversation.com/what-us-election-interference-law-actually-says-about-labour-volunteers-242055 https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/court-cases/bluman-v-fec/
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