RFI ED weighs in on bill restricting corporate money in elections
State Rep. Sharon Chung has introduced legislation to limit corporate money in Illinois elections. RFI Executive Director Alisa Kaplan said Reform for Illinois does support the intent behind the bill, but does not think it is viable to fight the legal battles to pass it. “Bills like this face an uphill battle in the federal courts because of the way the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution over the last few decades,” Kaplan said.
However, increasing transparency for super PACs could still be addressed. “This could be fixed in ways that even this Supreme Court should be okay with with stronger disclosure rules that require super PAC donors to reveal where their money is actually coming from,” she said.
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