Pete Buttigieg Stumps in Butte for Initiative to Curb Corporate Spending in Elections
Supporters said the measure needs about 30,000 signatures and would bar businesses, nonprofits and out-of-state firms from funding campaigns.
- On Sunday, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addressed more than 1,000 people in Butte, Montana, rallying support for Initiative 194, also known as the Montana Plan, which seeks to ban corporate campaign contributions.
- Buttigieg and former Montana Governor Steve Bullock argued the initiative restores state control lost after the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United ruling, which overturned the 1912 Montana Corrupt Practices Act.
- Highlighting the financial stakes, Buttigieg noted Montana saw 370,000 political ads in 2024, with the U.S. Senate race costing $487 per voter, demonstrating how special interests dominate spending.
- Securing the November ballot spot requires the Transparent Election Initiative to gather 30,000 signatures by June 19, with organizers reporting they are currently about halfway toward the threshold.
- The Montana Chamber of Commerce and Montana Mining Association oppose the measure, arguing it is overly restrictive and stifles constitutionally protected political speech.
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Buttigieg calls for support of Montana Plan initiative at Butte rally
BUTTE A prominent political figure was in Butte Sunday afternoon, stomping in support of a proposed law to keep dark money out of Montana politics.More than 1,000 people packed the Mother Lode Theater to hear former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speak in support of Montana Initiative 194, which would prevent corporations from spending money on political candidates and ballot issues.Buttigieg, who ran for president in the Democr…
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Buttigieg speaks on Montana Plan, hosts town hall in Butte
BUTTE — Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was greeted by more than 1,000 people on Sunday, speaking to an energetic crowd in The Mother Lode Theatre about getting corporate money out of politics. Organizers and advocates in Montana are pushing for a citizen’s statutory initiative I-194, the Montana Plan, which seeks to remove corporate […]
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