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The Corporate Power Reset

This series is dedicated to CAP’s legal strategy to drain corporate and dark money from American politics.

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Citizens United held that government cannot stop corporations from spending unlimited money on elections. But corporations are creatures of state law—every one of them is brought into existence by a state, with a list of powers the state defines. CAP’s Corporate Power Reset (CPR) is a state-by-state legal strategy that uses that authority to no longer grant political-spending power to corporations operating in a state. CPR does not regulate speech. It’s not regulation, it’s redefinition. It does not overturn Citizens United. It makes it irrelevant.
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Model CPR language

Lawmakers, organizers, and advocates across the country have the power to remove corporate and dark money from their federal, state, and local elections with the right tools. CAP has model legislation that is ready to adapt to your state’s process.

Model statute

Ready-to-introduce statute that amends state corporate statutes to remove corporations’ power to spend on elections and ballot measures. Built to withstand legal scrutiny and should be adapted to your state’s legislative language and committee structure. For an annotated model statute, click here.

Model constitutional amendment language

Constitutional amendment language that amends state constitutions to remove corporations’ power to spend on elections and ballot measures. Built to withstand legal scrutiny and should be adapted to your state’s legislative language and committee structure. For an annotated model constitutional amendment, click here.

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Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs Report

Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs

By resetting corporate powers and treating super PACs like every other PAC, Congress and the states can begin to undo the damage caused by Citizens United.

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The Corporate Power Reset has attracted significant attention from journalists, legal scholars, and policymakers across the country. The clips below highlight how the Corporate Power Reset is covered and discussed beyond CAP’s own work.

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