Business groups sue to stop proposed ban on political spending in Montana
The Montana Justice Building is seen on Jan. 19, 2023 in Helena. The Attorney General's Office, Montana State Law Library, and Supreme Court Offices are located in this building. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is one of several organizations to file suit over a proposed ballot initiative to ban corporate spending in politics, arguing it infringes on the free speech rights of businesses.
The suit is the latest hurdle facing the Montana Plan, a movement headed by the Transparent Election Initiative that aims to staunch the flow of dark money into local, state and federal elections by finding workarounds to a 2010 Supreme Court ruling known as Citizens United. The case effectively overturned local and state government prohibitions on corporate spending in politics, including a century-old ban on corporate spending in elections in Montana.
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