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Wednesday, September 24
Helena College, Lecture Hall
Special guests include Gov Marc Racicot
Zoom link invite - please email tei@transparentelection.org or registration link below
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Registration link - https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hv-vtN7fSgSRr6X2o_Zu_g
THE HELENA EVENT WILL BE IN-PERSON AND STREAMED VIA ZOOM - More Info to come!
Helena Forum to Unpack Montana’s Fight Against Citizens United
A public forum will take place on Wednesday, September 24 to educate and mobilize citizens around The Montana Plan, a first-in-the-nation effort designed to eliminate corporate and dark money from politics, in essence, to undo Citizens United.
The event is scheduled for 6PM - 7:30PM MT in the Helena College Lecture Hall and will be streamed live via Zoom. The TEI forum will feature presentations on Montana’s long fight against corporate influence in politics, the history of dark money in the state, and how The Montana Plan offers a groundbreaking constitutional solution.
Aimed at the 2026 ballot, The Montana Plan would amend Montana’s constitution to no longer grant corporations and secret-donor groups—referred to as “Artificial Persons”—the power to spend to sway candidate campaigns and ballot measures. It is built upon the state’s absolute authority to define and redefine the corporations they create.
The Montana Plan was launched by the Transparent Election Initiative, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization founded by Jeff Mangan, former Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, as a constitutional amendment strategy to halt corporate and dark‑money influence.
In addition to TEI organizers, speakers at the September 24th event will include former Montana Governor Marc Racicot, Issue One, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to reduce the role of money in politics, and former Congresswoman Claudine Schneider (R-RI) to explain how we can take back our politics and lead the nation in making Citizens United irrelevant.
“This is Montana stepping forward to defend democracy in the way we always have—by putting people before powerful interests,” said Jeff Mangan.
The event is free and open to the public.
Background on the Transparent Election Initiative
Transparent Election Initiative – Helena Event
You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!
When: Sep 24, 2025 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Transparent Election Initiative | The Montana Plan | Helena 9/24
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hv-vtN7fSgSRr6X2o_Zu_g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Zoom Registration Link - https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hv-vtN7fSgSRr6X2o_Zu_g
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