Iowa Senate: Iowa Senate passes first-in-the-nation reforms to protect elections from unfettered corporate spending
Sen. Jeff Danielson: 319-231-7192
From IowaPolitics.com
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted today to make Iowa the first state in the nation to protect citizens from unregulated campaign spending by big corporations and shadowy organizations.
Senate File 2354 * was approved by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin, 49 to 1.
The goals of landmark legislation include: ·
Ensuring Iowans have a clearer picture of how big corporations are raising and spending money on political advertising and other campaign activities in our state. ·
Ensuring the integrity and fairness of government decisions and elections in Iowa. ·
Maintaining Iowa’s reputation for having clean, issue-based campaigns.
