'The Montana Plan'

JC Moore | No Sunny on Dark Money

Montana political cartoonist JC Moore’s latest

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Thank you, Montana!

Thousands of Montana volunteers will be once again talking to their friends, neighbors, and family about The Montana Plan I-194. Face to face, holding new events, more town halls, a renewed camaraderie amongst Montanans to once again regain our voice in our elections.

Jeff Mangan | They are Scared of You, Montana

The Montana Plan is not complicated. Corporations cannot spend money to support or oppose candidates or ballot issues. Only individuals can. That's the whole measure. If you believe elections should be decided by people and not by artificial persons and billionaires hiding their identities, then I-194 is your initiative.

Russell Cleveland Joins the Transparent Election Initiative

Over the coming months, Cleveland will focus on building a coalition of thousands of Montana small businesses in support of The Montana Plan. Organizers hope to establish one of the largest business-led grassroots coalitions in recent state history and demonstrate widespread support for greater transparency and accountability in Montana elections.

Editorial | Our Voices will be Heard!

Democracy demands that we use our voices to overcome the undue influence of the dark money in our elections

The Montana Chamber has the Vapors

The Montana Plan I-194 Set to Qualify for November Ballot After All-Volunteer Effort Collects Nearly 50,000 Signatures Across Montana

The Montana Plan is about a simple principle: real people should govern, not artificial persons created on paper. A vote for The Montana Plan (I-194) is a vote to put Montanans back in charge of Montana elections

Montanans Blaze New Trail in Fight Against Corporate and Dark Money Election Spending

The Montana Plan is a critical step in fighting back against the deluge of secret spending in elections that we’ve seen since Citizens United. This ballot initiative is one of the most creative and important ideas I’ve seen to end dark money and corporate spending in elections.

Guest Editorial - I-194 Will Demand Transparency in MT Elections

We should be skeptical of politicians who oppose an initiative that will open the door for Montanans to take our elections back into our own hands

A Response to the Montana Chamber: A Historical Reminder

Montana voters should be able to see who is trying to influence their vote. That is not anti-business; it is pro-accountability and pro-democracy.

A Response to the Montana Chamber: The Montana Plan Doesn't Silence Anyone

The Montana Plan doesn't quiet a single Montanan. Every business owner, every employee, every rancher and shopkeeper …

Issue One | New polling illuminates how the Supreme Court got Citizens United wrong

New polling commissioned by Issue One and conducted this month by YouGov reveals that overwhelming majorities of Americans — and Montanans — broadly believe that large-scale political spending by corporations, dark money groups, and wealthy donors undermines democracy, creates the appearance of corruption, and reduces trust in government.

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance | Transparent Election Initiative

Corporations have only the powers that states give them—no more. States stopped being choosy about the powers they granted to their corporations in the mid-1800s. But every single state retained the authority to be as choosy as they like. Every single state retains the authority to decide to no longer grant its corporations the power to spend in politics.