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Jeff Mangan
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Pay it forward 😇; Lead Ethically 🧭; foster kick a$# ideas 🚀; Montana Rocks 🐻; Support Local📍; MTEOI 🗳️; Montana Plan 💸
It's not regulation, it's redefinition - join us in taking political spending off the board at TheMontanaPlan.com #TEI
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Undoing Citizens United with The Montana Plan #CorporatePower #CampaignFinance #DarkMoney
Montana Is Undoing Citizens United. Your State Can Too.In 2010 in Citizens United v. FEC, the Supreme Court said the government can’t regulate corporations’ ...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Bold, investor-friendly, and rooted in state authority, it's exactly the kind of move we need to make." - Rob Jackson, Professor at the New York University School of Law & former commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | learn more at transparentelection.org
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
"I've long argued that hidden corporate political spending hurts investors. The Montana Plan leapfrogs the disclosure fight by preventing corporations from creating political-spending funds that investors can't see in the first place.
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
directly contradicting the Supreme Court's assumption that independence would prevent corruption - join us at transparentelection.org
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Brennan Center for Justice noted that super PACs have emerged as "vectors for corruption as they accept unlimited, often anonymous contributions and increasingly work hand-in-glove with campaigns,"
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
How do you balance the pursuit of your ethical principles with the needs and values of your loved ones and community? #Leadership #Values #LeadEthically
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
on political spending. For someone tracking election integrity and transparency, this is a critical period where the rules of the game could fundamentally change. Join us at transparentelection.org
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The campaign finance landscape heading into 2026 is defined by a paradox — record-shattering amounts of money are pouring in while the federal watchdog agency is essentially non-functional, and the Supreme Court may be about to remove one of the last remaining structural limits
February 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
LIVINGSTON! A free screening of the documentary 'Dark Money' and community conversation in Livingston, MT February 12th! disruptdarkmoney.feather.blog/dark-money-...
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In fighting the 'Copper Collar', citizen led reforms established a tradition of public activism and helped shape Montana's unique political culture characterized by face-to-face campaigning, questioning party loyalty, skepticism of outside interests, and grassroots activism.
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Thanks for this work, @IssueOneReform issueone.org/articles/tu...
Turning the Tide on Turnover
Understanding and mitigating election official turnover to build election workforce resiliency.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"Now is the time for political leaders at the local, state, and national levels to collectively work to dial down the rhetoric that has fanned the flames of conspiracy theories and violence against the public servants who keep our elections free and fair" @IssueOneReform link 👇
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Independent Expenditures (excluding party committees) spending increased by a whopping 2,800% from Presidential Election year 2008 (144 Million) to Presidential election year 2024 (4.21 Billion) 🤯 What happened in 2010 🤔 ... @transparent406
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Dates have been scheduled in Livingston, Missoula, Helena. Dates to be announced for Butte, Billings, Great Falls, Kalispell. If you would like us to bring a Dark Money screening to your community, email tei@transparentelection.org See scheduled events disruptdarkmoney.feather.blog/events
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
We are hosting special screenings of the 2018 film, ‘Dark Money’, a Montana-based documentary by Montana’s own Kimberly Reed. The film & Community Conversation is a free event at local venues and everyone is invited!
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The dominance of undisclosed spending fundamentally altered the transparency landscape of American elections, making it increasingly difficult to trace the original sources of political influence. - Help us end this at transparentelection.org #TheMontanaPlan
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This represented a dramatic escalation from previous cycles, with dark money contributions to super PACs eclipsing direct ad spending by these groups. transparentelection.org #TheMontanaPlan
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The 2024 election cycle marked a historic milestone in campaign finance, with dark money groups—nonprofits and shell companies that spend on elections without revealing their donors—contributing a record $1.9 billion to federal races.
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
psst... The Montana Plan - learn more at montanaplan.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Access your Montana voter status & ensure all is up to date, and if you are not yet registered to vote, you'll also find instructions on the site! Visit sign.mttei.org! & let us know you are ready to sign when approved! Be SIGN! ready!
Transparent Election Initiative - Montana
Sign the petition to eliminate corporate and dark money from Montana politics.
sign.mttei.org
February 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
We have our initiative working through the Montana process to be certified for signature collection, & expect to be ready by early spring. Let us know you are ready to sign when approved! Be SIGN! ready!
February 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
'The 2024 federal election cycle was the most secretive since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010. Dark money groups, nonprofits and shell companies that spend on elections without revealing their donors' @BrennanCenter
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Dark Money Hit a Record High of $1.9 Billion in 2024 Federal Races
Spending by groups that do not disclose their donors has increased and become harder to trace.
www.brennancenter.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM