Review and Comment Hearing for Initiative #413
Legislative staff put the proponents of proposed Initiative #413 — a constitutional amendment stripping corporations and other 'artificial persons' of the power to spend on Colorado elections — through a statutory review-and-comment session, pressing hardest on whether the measure can survive Citizens United and who would enforce its automatic loss of charter privileges.
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“In Citizens United versus Federal Election Commission, the US Supreme Court held that the government may not suppress political speech on the basis of the speaker's corporate identity. Have the proponents considered whether prohibiting artificial persons from exercising political spending power conflicts with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and controlling federal case law?”
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Sign in to subscribeAll right. The review and comment hearing for proposed initiative measure 2025 2026, number 413 concerning limits on political spending by artificial persons will come to order. It is April 3rd at 10 o'. Clock. I am Alexa Kelly. I'm with Legislative Council Staff. Nicole Myers, Legislative Legal Services Sherry Stee, Proponent Seneca Singh, proponent Great Section 140151 Colorado Revised Statutes requires the directors of the Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services to review and comment on initiative petitions for proposed laws and amendments to the Colorado Constitution. We hereby submit our comments and questions to you regarding the appended proposed initiative. The purpose of this statutory requirement of the Directors of Legislative Council Staff and the Office of Legislative Legal Services is to provide comments and questions intended to aid designated representatives and the proponents they represent in determining the language of their proposal and to avail the public of the contents of the proposal. Our first objective is to be sure we understand your intended purposes of the proposal. We hope that the comments and questions in this memorandum will provide a basis for discussion, discussion and understanding of the proposal. Discussion between designated…
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