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Advocates press committee to curb dark money, urge constitutional fix after Citizens United
Summary
Witnesses urged the committee to support state action or resolutions aimed at countering the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and to amend state law or the federal constitution to limit corporate political influence, arguing that unchecked money in politics harms public health and democratic accountability.
Multiple witnesses urged state action aimed at limiting the influence of large sums of money and dark political spending following the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
Nick Boccon (self‑identified as a retiree and advocate) and Ellen Fine (attorney and longtime activist) told the Joint Committee on Election Laws that…
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