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Taking control: Montana elections getting new disclosure rules

They sound about as exciting as buying tube socks, but proposed administrative rules will help put Montanans back in control of state elections after being overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court, state officials believe.

The rules, written by Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl and currently open for public comment, are meant to strengthen campaign disclosure requirements after the high court threw out Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act, a 1912 law that banned corporate political spending. The justices said such spending is a constitutionally protected form of speech.

By Troy Carter Chronicle Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/mtleg/taking-control-montana-elections-getting-new-disclosure-rules/article_54292cc2-ce68-5b6a-8233-b5f466cd523b.html

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