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,s*rad] submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t ,,resolution    
,propos+ an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates giv+ ,congress p[] to   
regulate campaign contributions = ,f$]al
 elections4  ,t ! foll[+ article is     
propos$ z an am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* %all be valid to  
all int5ts & purposes z "p ( !          
,con/itution :5 ratifi$ by !            
legislatures ( ?ree-f\r?s ( ! sev]al    
,/ates )9 sev5 ye>s aft] ! date ( its   
submission = ratification3   --  #a4 ,! 
,congress %all h p[] to prohibit1 limit1
 & o!rwise regulate ! contribution (    
funds or donation ( 9-k9d equival5ts to 
c&idates /&+ = election to a ,f$]al     
(fice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to prohibit1  
limit1 & o!rwise regulate ! exp5diture (
 funds or donation ( 9-k9d equival5ts   
us$ to support or pur*ase m$ia          

adv]tisem5ts int5d$ to influ5ce !       
outcome ( an election = ,f$]al (fice 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:5ev] ,congress %\ld  
ex]cise su* p[]1 x mu/ apply equally &  
uni=mly to all individual p]sons        
recogniz$ z citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
,:5ev] ,congress %\ld ex]cise su* p[] on
 associations ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 x mu/ apply equally & uni=mly to
 all associations ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  #b4 ,ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates %all
 h p[] to prohibit1 limit1 & o!rwise    
regulate ! contribution ( funds or      
donation ( 9-k9d equival5ts to c&idates 
/&+ = election to public (fice 9 ! ,/ate
 & to prohibit1 limit1 & o!rwise        
regulate exp5diture ( funds or donation 
( 9-k9d equival5ts us$ to support or    
pur*ase m$ia adv]tisem5ts int5d$ to     
influ5ce ! outcome ( an election =      
public (fice or plebiscite 9 ! ,/ate4   
,:5ev] a ,/ate %\ld ex]cise su* p[]1 x  
mu/ apply equally & uni=mly to all      
individual p]sons recogniz$ z citiz5s ( 
! ,/ate4  ,:5ev] a ,/ate %\ld ex]cise   

su* p[] on associations ( citiz5s ( !   
,/ate1 x mu/ apply equally & uni=mly to 
all associations ( citiz5s ( ! ,/ate4   
#c4 ,a p]son :o is n a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ an association ( p]sons
 :o are n citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a  
=eign gov]nm5t1 or any p]son act+ z an  
ag5t !re(1 may n contribute funds or    
donate 9-k9d equival5ts to c&idates /&+ 
= election to public (fice 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates or o!rwise exp5d funds or donate 
9-k9d equival5ts 9 a mann] int5d$ to    
influ5ce ! outcome ( an election =      
public (fice or plebiscite 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  #d4 ,! p[]s provid$ by ?is     
article are limit$ to ! cont5t neutral  
regulation ( political contributions &  
political exp5ditures4  #e4 ,congress   
%all h ! p[] to en=ce ?is article by    
appropriate legislation4  4