Monday, February 22, 2010

Alaska state reps introduce anti-corporate personhood bill

Four Alaska State Representatives have introduced HB 359, "An Act providing that for-profit corporations and limited liability companies organized in this state are not persons for purposes of influencing the outcomes of public office elections, initiatives, referendums, or recalls." The House effort was led by Rep. Les Gara and Rep. Scott Kawasaki, with two other reps co-sponsoring.

The Senate bill is SB 285, and was introduced by Hollis French.

The legislators have also filed bills calling for strict disclosure standards for political advertisements, including reporting expenditures to the state and including the name of a corporate "person's" chief officer, address, and top five contributors on campaign ads.

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