Montana Code Annotated 2011

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     13-35-504. Promotion of policy by elected or appointed officials. (1) Montana's congressional delegation is charged with proposing a joint resolution offering an amendment to the United States constitution that accomplishes the following:
     (a) overturns the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission;
     (b) establishes that corporations are not human beings with constitutional rights;
     (c) establishes that campaign contributions or expenditures by corporations, whether to candidates or ballot issues, may be prohibited by a political body at any level of government; and
     (d) accomplishes the goals of Montanans in achieving a level elaying field in election spending.
     (2) Montana's congressional delegation is charged to work diligently to bring such a joint resolution to a vote and passage, including use of discharge petitions, cloture, and every other procedural method to secure a vote and passage.
     (3) The members of the Montana legislature, if given the opportunity, are charged with ratifying any amendment to the United States constitution that is consistent with the policy of the state of Montana.

     History: En. Sec. 4, I.M. No. 166, approved Nov. 6, 2012..

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