Hawaii legislature passes bill to curb Citizens United at state level

newsMay 9, 202615797

Hawaii's Legislature passed SB2471, a first-in-the-nation law designed to limit corporate political spending and blunt the effects of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision in state and local races. The bill gives Hawaii new authority to regulate and restrict corporate independent expenditures in elections, with supporters saying citizens rather than corporations should hold the power in voting decisions. Lawmakers and advocates frame the measure as a legal model other states can use to reduce outside corporate money and strengthen voter influence in down-ballot contests.

Scott Dworkin

@dworkin.bsky.social

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is ready to sign the most groundbreaking campaign finance bill in the country. Hawaii is putting an end to Citizens United within the state! Details: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/hawaii-jus...

51290d ago

𝒩ℯ𝓁𝓁𝓎🌿5

Citizens United. Shelby County. Dobbs. Last week’s VRA ruling. The damage is real, and it compounds. Hawaii is pushing back. More states need to do the same.

Eberhard Tarpenning3

Fun fact about Hawaii's Governor: He is an emergency room doc who as a state senator still pulled regular ER shifts through the COVID epidemic.

brC2

One down, 49 to go. 👏

Tom Moore

@thmoore.bsky.social

HUGE NEWS: The Hawaii legislature, on overwhelming and bipartisan votes, just now became the first state to clear a bill that rids the state’s politics of all dark and corporate money — effectively undoing Citizens United. Next stop: Gov. Josh Green‘s desk for his signature.

14491d ago

Della Au Belatti8

We did it! Mahalo to the awesome team at CAP.

Patrick Karjala6

Thanks to all your hard work on submitting testimony and working with our legislature to make it happen! Also, we call them aloha shirts here in the islands; if you ever find yourself here, I'll happily buy you a beer!

INDIVISIBLE HONOLULU CHAPTER5

Thanks so much for all your help, Tom! Couldn't have done it without your support all the way!

Dave Strock2

What's the thinking on how this survives SCOTUS? If political contributions are just speech, isn't this the state punishing speech?

Greg (Big Dog)

@oneveteransoath.bsky.social

#CitizensUnited #Hawaii The Hawaii legislature has passed Senate Bill 2471 (SB 2471), a pioneering measure designed to make the Citizens United 2010 Supreme Court ruling irrelevant within the state.

4890d ago

Rhonda 🌊

@silverarticfox.bsky.social

NEVER FORGET The Koch Bros & Citizens United: By enabling unlimited dark money in elections, they marginalized the influence of average voters and grassroots organizations, effectively pricing many Americans out of political representation.

2390d ago

hotelalhamra.bsky.social

@hotelalhamra.bsky.social

Citizens United and Trump vs US alone will make Roberts a prime contender for GOAT of worst Chief Justices.

2090d ago

Tom from Temecula

@tomfromtemecula.bsky.social

Hawaii just became the first state to kill Citizens United. Hopefully the other 49 follow soon. open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...

890d ago

ktforest7.bsky.social

@ktforest7.bsky.social

And this all lays at the feet of John Roberts and his citizens United

990d ago

Hold My Beer ❌👑🐸🇲🇽🇨🇦

@holdontoyourbutts.bsky.social

YES!!!!!! I read this this morning (maybe in your newsletter). This is BIG and ALL States that are able to must do the same. The Citizens United ruling has destroyed our elections.

790d ago

Lana 🌺 ❤️💛💚💙💜

@mahalomalama.bsky.social

Finally something good coming out of our state legislature. #EndCitizensUnited

790d ago

RAD - Richardson Area Democrats

@richardsonareadems.bsky.social

Hawaii cleared a bill effectively undoing Citizens United that is expected to be signed by the Governor. Large bipartisan support. What will SCOTUS do?

390d ago

Joe 🌵🐻

@zonabear.xyz

Some rare good news out there: Hawaii passed a bill aiming to disallow corporate spending in politics. Hopefully the Governor signs it and maybe we can be on our way to a post-Citizens United world. courthousenews.com/hawaii-legis...

390d ago

Tod Jones

@tfosteroaks.bsky.social

Citizens United HAS to go. Hawaii Just Killed Citizens United and More Great News That Ruined Trump’s Weekend open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...

390d ago

msdobalina.bsky.social

@msdobalina.bsky.social

I mean, Citizens United followed by SCOTUS gifts scandal followed by Snyder v. US. They're legislating a prerogative state from the bench. Pretty sure an average 8 y.o. can do the math here.

490d ago