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Montana Sets Standard For Campaign Finance Law

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Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock signed Senate Bill 289 into law Wednesday at the Capitol.

"Montana has now added the sunshine and the transparency to our election laws that the rest of the nation can look to, to make sure that elections are decided by the people that vote," Bullock said. "Beginning next election Montanans for state races will be able to accurately judge and understand the political attacks that have become so common in our elections and will have the opportunity to see who's funding those attacks."

Sponsored by Republican Sen. Duane Ankney of Colstrip and backed by Bullock, the Montana Disclose Act will shed some light on anonymous money that began flowing into elections after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The court held that it's unconstitutional to ban corporations from making political expenditures if the money is not given directly to a candidate.

The new law will require groups that spend money on elections at the state level to disclose their donors, including those that have been previously exempt from the practice. Organizations have been able to skirt laws requiring political contribution disclosure if their purpose and federal tax designation categorizes the group as dedicated to education or advocacy.

"We're saying if you're going to spend money in our elections you need to just simply disclose who's writing those checks," Bullock said.

 

http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Gov-signs-campaign-finance-bill-into-law-6216961.php

 

Awesome! Way to go, Montana! Now if only others would follow suit.

 

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