'The Montana Plan'

The Transparent Election Initiative's thoughts, additional resources, & related campaign finance media links.

Dark Money Screening and Beer, Buds, and Big Sky Podcast April 29th in Whitefish

Events

•Apr 13, 2026

Dark Money Screening and Beer, Buds, and Big Sky Podcast April 29th in Whitefish

Free Dark Money screening on April 29th at 6PM followed by the Beer, Buds, and Big Sky Podcast

Dark Money Film - Havre Screening April 21st

Events

•Apr 9, 2026

Dark Money Film - Havre Screening April 21st

join us at 6PM on April 21st at MSU Northern for a free screening of Dark Money

JC Moore Social Media Images

•Apr 5, 2026

Keep Calm and Sign the Petition

Keep Calm and Sign the Petition by Montana Cartoonist JC Moore

Jeff Mangan to Join Bipartisan Panel at Montana State University on Money in Politics and Public Trust

Media Events

•Apr 3, 2026

Jeff Mangan to Join Bipartisan Panel at Montana State University on Money in Politics and Public Trust

The panel will bring together leaders with diverse political backgrounds to discuss the influence of money in elections, the need for transparency, and Montana’s longstanding role in addressing political corruption

Montana Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Effort to Block Initiative I-194

Media Ballot Issue

•Apr 1, 2026

Montana Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Effort to Block Initiative I-194

We’re grateful for the Montana Supreme Court’s swift and unanimous decision, which reaffirms the right of Montanans to participate in the initiative process and have their voices heard.

Media Montana

•Mar 24, 2026

I Love The Fact

Mark Alber, Miller Creek Reforestation, Montana fiercely independent businessman.

Main Street

•Mar 24, 2026

Open Letter: Main Street for Montana

At its core, The Montana Plan is about leveling the playing field for small businesses

MSU BOZEMAN Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience

Media Events

•Mar 22, 2026

MSU BOZEMAN Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience

MSU Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience with Governor Mark Racicot & Senator Jon Tester. will be live-streamed as well!

TEI Volunteer Signature Gathering Training

Events Resource

•Mar 21, 2026

TEI Volunteer Signature Gathering Training

We will be providing signature gathering training for our ballot initiative to end corporate and dark money, The Montana Plan, as we gear up for signature gathering! Please email volunteer@transparentelection.org to volunteer!

Social Media Images JC Moore

•Mar 20, 2026

Petition Ink

Montana cartoonist JC Moore original. The Montana Plan I-194 is currently gathering signatures to place initiative on the Montana ballot

Ballot Issue

•Feb 24, 2026

The Montana Plan - I Want to Sign!

Visit sign.mttei.org and let us know you want to Sign!

The State of Montana Podcast | Jeff Mangan

Montana Ballot Issue

•Feb 22, 2026

The State of Montana Podcast | Jeff Mangan

I don’t ever beg people to share an episode from my podcast, but if this initiative gets on the ballot, Montana will be the first state to find a way to ban corporate financing from political campaigns - Russell Rowland

KTVQ Q2 | Former Montana leaders speak at Billings forum on limiting corporate election spending

Media Campaign Spending Dark Money

•Feb 2, 2026

KTVQ Q2 | Former Montana leaders speak at Billings forum on limiting corporate election spending

Nearly 800 filled the Lincoln Auditorium on Saturday to hear about The Montana Plan

Resource Social Media Images Montana

•Nov 5, 2025

The Montana Plan Explainer

An updated notebookLM presentation of The Montana Plan

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

Resource Ballot Issue

•Oct 29, 2025

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

Resource

•Aug 25, 2025

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.

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Resource

•Mar 24, 2026

Dark Money Data & Resource Sources

there is a rich ecosystem of news and research tracking [dark money, corporate spending] that activity

Events Resource

•Mar 21, 2026

TEI Volunteer Signature Gathering Training

Montana! Tell us you want to SIGN! when our initiative is ready!

Montana Resource

•Jan 17, 2026

Montana! Tell us you want to SIGN! when our initiative is ready!

Montana! tell us you want to SIGN! when The Montana Plan initiative is ready!

Media

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Media Events

•Apr 3, 2026

Jeff Mangan to Join Bipartisan Panel at Montana State University on Money in Politics and Public Trust

Media Ballot Issue

•Apr 1, 2026

Montana Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Effort to Block Initiative I-194

We’re grateful for the Montana Supreme Court’s swift and unanimous decision, which reaffirms the right of Montanans to participate in the initiative process and have their voices heard.

Media Montana

•Mar 24, 2026

I Love The Fact

Mark Alber, Miller Creek Reforestation, Montana fiercely independent businessman.

Events

•Apr 13, 2026

Dark Money Screening and Beer, Buds, and Big Sky Podcast April 29th in Whitefish

Free Dark Money screening on April 29th at 6PM followed by the Beer, Buds, and Big Sky Podcast

Events

•Apr 9, 2026

Dark Money Film - Havre Screening April 21st

join us at 6PM on April 21st at MSU Northern for a free screening of Dark Money

JC Moore Social Media Images

•Apr 5, 2026

Keep Calm and Sign the Petition

Keep Calm and Sign the Petition by Montana Cartoonist JC Moore

Media Events

•Apr 3, 2026

Jeff Mangan to Join Bipartisan Panel at Montana State University on Money in Politics and Public Trust

Media Ballot Issue

•Apr 1, 2026

Montana Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Effort to Block Initiative I-194

We’re grateful for the Montana Supreme Court’s swift and unanimous decision, which reaffirms the right of Montanans to participate in the initiative process and have their voices heard.

Media Montana

•Mar 24, 2026

I Love The Fact

Mark Alber, Miller Creek Reforestation, Montana fiercely independent businessman.

Resource

•Mar 24, 2026

Dark Money Data & Resource Sources

there is a rich ecosystem of news and research tracking [dark money, corporate spending] that activity

Main Street

•Mar 24, 2026

Open Letter: Main Street for Montana

At its core, The Montana Plan is about leveling the playing field for small businesses

Social Images The Montana Plan ‘I Signed’ stickers

Social Media Images

•Mar 22, 2026

Social Images The Montana Plan ‘I Signed’ stickers

Media Events

•Mar 22, 2026

MSU BOZEMAN Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience

MSU Public Things: Money, Transparent Elections & the Montana Experience with Governor Mark Racicot & Senator Jon Tester. will be live-streamed as well!