Introduced
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To revise references in the state Campaign Finance Act to make it conform with the restrictions proposed by Senate Bills 1361 to 1368. The bills are part of a package introduced after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v Federal Election Commission ruling that independent expenditures by a corporation advocating the election or defeat of a candidate cannot be limited under the First Amendment. The overturned law restricted certain campaign activity not just by for-profit businesses, but also by unions and non-profit groups motivated by ideological or political concerns.
Referred to the Committee on Campaign and Election Oversight
