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The Corporate Power Reset that makes Citizens United Irrelevant

to strike down a state’s decision to not grant a power to corporations, courts would need to unmake a vast expanse of settled precedent establishing that corporations have only the powers bestowed by state law.

PEW Research | 72% Money in Politics Biggest Issue

Roughly seven-in-ten Americans say “the role of money in politics” is a very big problem in the country today – the highest share of any of the 24 items asked about on the survey.

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.

The Montana Plan | Our Elevator Pitch

The Montana Plan is a constitutional ballot initiative to end corporate and dark money in Montana politics. It uses authority our state has always held—the power to decide what powers our corporations have—to stop them all, even those based out of state, from spending to influence Montana’s local, state, and federal politics.

Issue One | A Bold New Approach to Undoing Citizens United

An innovative proposal designed to stop corporate and dark money spending in elections has arisen in Montana

SCR | A Constitution Unique to Montana

Unique to Montana and uniquely Montanan, the constitution reflects the state’s natural beauty, its libertarian streak, and its trust in the citizenry

TEI | Montana Constitutional Initiative Language

TEI | Montana Constitutional Initiative with Annotations

Brennan Center | Record High Dark Money in 2024

This analysis offers the first comprehensive accounting of dark money in the most recent federal election cycle. It combines publicly available FEC data with data on otherwise undisclosed television spending from the Wesleyan Media Project

Brennan Center | Reform Money in Politics