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New Mexico Legislature Calls for a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United Ruling

DATE: February 13, 2012

CONTACT: John Bonifaz, (413) 253-2700

FOR RELEASE: Immediate

NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE CALLS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO OVERTURN THE SUPREME COURT’S CITIZENS UNITED RULING AND RESTORE DEMOCRACY TO THE PEOPLE

SECOND STATE IN THE NATION TO CALL FOR AN AMENDMENT

STATEMENT OF JOHN BONIFAZ, DIRECTOR, FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE

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Concord Rep. Cory Atkins calls overturning Citizens United the year’s ‘most important issue’

The Boston Herald

by Kyle Cheney

February 9, 2012

A House lawmaker girding for a constitutional amendment to restrict corporate spending on elections — a move recently endorsed by Senate President Therese Murray — told colleagues and legislative staffers Thursday that the effort would be “the most important issue that we’re going to deal with this year.”

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