Tell State Legislatures: Get Corporate Money Out of Our Elections
In 2010, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission effectively struck down limits on corporate spending in elections — opening the floodgates to billions of dollars in outside money, much of it untraceable, flowing into races at every level of government.[1]
The results have been staggering. In the 2024 federal elections alone, outside political spending topped $4 billion — nearly 12 times what it was before the ruling.[1] A record $1.9 billion of that came from dark money groups that aren't required to disclose their donors.[1]
That's not democracy. That's a corporate takeover of your vote.
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed SB 2471 into law in May 2026, making Hawaii the first state in the nation to take direct action challenging Citizens United.[2] Starting in 2027, corporations operating in Hawaii will no longer be able to spend money on elections.[2]
The new law is built on a principle as old as American corporate law itself: corporations are artificial entities created by states. They exist because states allow them to. And what states create, states can limit.[2] Seventeen other states, from Alaska to Oklahoma to New York, have all explored similar approaches.[2] In Montana, volunteers are already gathering signatures to put the question directly to voters this fall.[1]
Hawaii threw the first punch. Now it's our turn. Sign the petition: Urge your state legislature to take on Citizens United.
Sources:
"What to know about states' efforts to limit corporate donations in politics," AP News, May 12, 2026.
"Hawaii Targets Citizens United with Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People," Inequality.org, May 19, 2026.