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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all 
intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
States: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SECTION 1. To advance democratic self-government 
and political equality, and to protect the integrity of gov-
ernment and the electoral process, the right of citizens of 
the United States to vote in elections in which campaign 
contributions and spending are subject to enforceable lim-
its as set forth in this article, shall not be abridged by 
the United States. 
‘‘SECTION 2. In any calendar year, no person may 
spend or contribute more than one hundred dollars for the 
purpose of influencing any other person’s election for the 
office of Representative, Senator, President, or Vice Presi-
dent; nor spend for the purpose of influencing elections, 
including such person’s own election, for the offices of 
Representative, Senator, President, or Vice President, or 
contribute to candidates for such offices, their campaigns, 
or political parties, more than an aggregate total of one 
thousand dollars; provided that Congress may by law pre-
scribe lower limits and may periodically increase the 
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amounts set forth in this section, but only to the extent 
required by changes in the value of money. 
‘‘SECTION 3. No corporation or other entity created 
by law shall contribute or spend any amount for the pur-
pose of influencing any election for the office of Represent-
ative, Senator, the President, or the Vice President; but 
a political party or candidate’s campaign may spend the 
amounts prescribed by law. 
‘‘SECTION 4. Not later than sixty days after the rati-
fication of this article, Congress shall enact legislation as 
follows: 
‘‘To limit the amounts that candidates, their cam-
paigns for the offices of Representative, Senator, Presi-
dent, or Vice President, and political parties may spend 
on such candidacies. 
‘‘To provide public funding for all candidates who 
qualify for any primary, general, or special election ballot 
for Representative, Senator, President, or Vice President 
in any State or in the District constituting the seat of 
Government of the United States, equaling at least eighty 
percent of the amount that may be spent; but for can-
didates for President or Vice President, Congress shall 
prescribe by law the manner in which such amount shall 
be apportioned based on the States or District wherein 
such person qualifies. 
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‘‘To require disposition to the Treasury of any 
unspent campaign funds after each election, without com-
pensation. 
‘‘To enforce, with civil and criminal penalties, the 
limits and prohibitions in this article. 
‘‘SECTION 5. After one year from the ratification of 
this article, no Senator or Representative shall receive any 
compensation or other emoluments from the United States 
during or for any period of time in office in either House 
during which the legislation required by section 4 shall not 
have been in effect. 
‘‘SECTION 6. The judicial power of the United States 
shall extend to all suits by citizens of the United States 
arising under this article, including suits brought directly 
under this article to enforce its provisions. 
‘‘SECTION 7. The States shall have power to imple-
ment and enforce reasonable regulations on the raising 
and spending of money by candidates and others to influ-
ence State or local elections, including but not limited to 
the limits and prohibitions in this article. 
‘‘SECTION 8. This article shall not be construed to 
grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the 
freedom of the press.’’. 
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