Montana Supreme Court dismisses constitutionality challenge to 'The Montana Plan' initiative
The Montana Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge from a coalition of business and industry groups over a proposed ballot initiative seeking to limit corporate spending in Montana elections.
In a unanimous decision, the court said reviewing the constitutionality of an initiative is “disfavored” because Montanans have a right to go through the initiative process.
Organizers behind the Transparent Election Initiative were cleared to begin gathering signatures last month to put I-194, or Ballot Issue 10, on the ballot in November.
The statutory initiative, dubbed “The Montana Plan,” would create a new Montana law to prohibit corporations — known in law as “artificial persons” — from spending money on political candidates or ballot issues. The Montana Plan is a direct challenge to the federal Citizens United ruling wherein the U.S. Supreme Court said that the power to spend money in elections is tantamount to free speech.
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