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ND HCR3030
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/29/2015
Primary Sponsor
Marvin Nelson
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AI Summary
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Requests Congress to propose a constitutional amendment limiting constitutional rights to natural persons only, excluding artificial entities such as corporations and limited liability companies.
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Prohibits artificial entities from possessing constitutional rights and subjects them to regulation by the People through Federal, State, or local law.
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Authorizes Federal, State, and local governments to regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures in elections to prevent money from providing substantially more access or influence over candidates or ballot measures.
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Requires public disclosure of all permissible campaign contributions and expenditures.
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Declares that spending money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, while preserving freedom of the press.
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Applies to Congress to call a constitutional convention if Congress does not propose the amendment language within six months after two-thirds of state legislatures have made similar applications.
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Directs North Dakota's Secretary of State to distribute the resolution to congressional leadership and all state legislatures requesting their cooperation in passing similar resolutions.
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the first amendment.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to adopt yeas 22 nays 68
3/5/2015