What SJR 19 does
Senate Joint Resolution No. 19 was introduced by Senator Boquist. This resolution proposes to amend Article II, Section 8 of the Oregon State Constitution. The topic here is campaign donations by a labor union, for-profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, company, incorporated or unincorporated association, general or limited partnership, society, joint stock company or any other organization or institution. The idea is that an official who is being elected cannot accept campaign donations from organizations with whom the official has "done business".My View
This bill is playing politics. I suspect that it has been crafted in a way to limit unions' ability to be involved in elections. There are several workarounds to the proposed rules, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) even provides one.That's not to say that there may be a need for campaign reform, but this proposed amendment to the Oregon Constitution is not it.
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