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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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    Transparent Election Initiative
    A bipartisan team of former Montana officials have unveiled an oddly simple yet startlingly robust legal mechanism for undoing Citizens United that pares back the list of corporate powers granted by state corporation law. They have drafted a constitutional initiative (text here) and are steering it toward Montana’s 2026 ballot. Ever since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens […]
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    Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
    Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
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    Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics

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    Transparent Election Initiative - Undo Citizens United

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