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Proposal Details

Proposal ID843
Proposal2016 Platform Amendment Proposal Electoral Reform
PresenterPlatform Committee Sponsored by Iowa Green Party
Floor ManagerJan Martell
PhaseClosed
Discussion06/06/2016 - 06/12/2016
Voting06/13/2016 - 06/19/2016
ResultAdopted
Presens Quorum32 0.6666
Consens Quorum53 0.6666 of Yes and No Votes

Background

This proposal slightly changes the wording of the plank addressing Òcorporate personhood.Ó It doesnÕt change the meaning, but makes use of phrasing better understood by more readers.

Proposal

To amend Chapter I Democracy, Section A. Political Reform, Subsection 1 Electoral reform part d. to read:
d. Prohibit corporations from spending to influence elections, preferably by constitutional amendment abolishing granting corporations constitutional rights guaranteed to natural persons, or as a condition of receipt of a corporate charter by federal chartering of corporations.

CURRENT LANGUAGE:
d. Prohibit corporations from spending to influence elections, preferably by constitutional amendment abolishing corporate personhood, or as a condition of receipt of a corporate charter by federal chartering of corporations.

Resources

Approval of this proposal will amend the 2016 Draft Platform, to be presented for approval at the 2016 Presidential Nominating Convention.
 

References

CONTACT:

Platform Committee
Bruce Hinkforth, co-chair, bhinkforth@milwpc.com, 262-569-1370
Budd Dickinson, co-chair, budd.dickinson@gmail.com, 650-773-0438

Holly Hart, contact Iowa Green Party, hhart11@gmail.com

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