Proposed Ballot Initiative Seeks to Reduce Role of Corporate Money in D.C. Politics - State and Federal Communications

January 17, 2012  •  

Proposed Ballot Initiative Seeks to Reduce Role of Corporate Money in D.C. Politics

Seal of the District of ColumbiaA former D.C. council candidate and a ward commissioner are submitting a ballot measure which would ban corporate contributions to electoral campaigns if approved by voters this November.

The summary of the initiative states that it will restore the public trust by eliminating the outsized influence corporate money has in D.C. government and elections by prohibiting direct contributions from corporations to elected officials and candidates for public office. The measure would align D.C. with federal law, which bans direct corporate contributions to public officials and candidates.

Proponents of the measure need to collect over 22,000 signatures from registered voters within six months for it to appear on the November ballot.

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