To: The Alaska State House, The Alaska State Senate, and Governor Mike Dunleavy
Limit Corporate Contributions to Political Candidates
Support Alaska House Joint Resolution 33 and Senate Joint Resolution 13, two resolutions that call upon the Alaska State Legislature to urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to work across party lines and propose a constitutional amendment to prohibit corporations, unions, and other organizations from making unlimited independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates for public office.
Why is this important?
Unlimited contributions from corporations, unions, and other organizations to political candidates harm the ability of average citizens to have a voice in their own government. Prior to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, unlimited independent expenditures from corporations and unions were prohibited. Now, corporations and unions can make unlimited independent expenditures supporting or opposing a candidate for office, and unless the U.S. Supreme Court changes this ruling, the only way to reverse the harmful effects of the decision is to amend the Constitution of the United States.