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Transparent Election Initiative Launches Signature Collection for “The Montana Plan” Ballot Initiative
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Transparent Election Initiative Launches Signature Collection for “The Montana Plan” Ballot Initiative

The Montana Plan is now moving from theory into action. “Our volunteers are ready,” Mangan emphasized. “From Glendive to Eureka, Montanans are prepared to collect signatures and put this question directly to the voters.”

The Montana Plan - I Want to Sign!

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
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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

MTFP | Bipartisan group push plan to block corporate dark money in Montana politics
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MTFP | Bipartisan group push plan to block corporate dark money in Montana politics

Supporters present The Montana Plan as a clever workaround to Citizens United, the watershed U.S. Supreme Court decision from 2010 that allowed for unlimited corporate spending in elections

TEI Files Appeal of MT AG Legal Sufficiency Determination with Montana Supreme Court
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TEI Files Appeal of MT AG Legal Sufficiency Determination with Montana Supreme Court

On November 3, 2025, the Transparent Election Initiative filed our appeal of the Montana AG’s legal sufficiency decision with the Montana Supreme Court.

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

NBC Montana | Former state leaders work to eliminate dark money from politics
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NBC Montana | Former state leaders work to eliminate dark money from politics

“this is a very, very prominent and very important first step forward.”