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AZ HCR2026
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Debbie McCune-Davis
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AI Summary
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House Concurrent Resolution supporting Arizona citizens' right to vote on whether to instruct their congressional representatives to propose a constitutional amendment repealing the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) decision.
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Expresses the Arizona Legislature's position that corporations are not "people" under the Constitution and should not have constitutional rights equivalent to individual citizens.
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States the Legislature's concern that Citizens United allows unlimited corporate spending in elections, creating threats to democratic self-government and a level political playing field for all citizens regardless of wealth.
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Proposes that a constitutional amendment should clarify that money is property, not speech, and that corporate political spending should be limited to prevent overwhelming individual citizens' voices.
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Directs the Legislature to support placing a ballot measure before Arizona voters allowing them to instruct their congressional representatives to pursue a constitutional amendment repealing Citizens United.
Legislative Description
Citizens United decision; repeal
Last Action
Referred to House FFR Committee
1/29/2014