Former Arizona attorney general is confident anti “dark money” bill will pass

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona voters will quickly get the prospect to shine a lightweight on “darkish cash” if a brand new invoice is handed. Over the previous 4 years, former legal professional basic Terry Goddard has been main the hassle to get Prop. 211 handed, which might pressure political campaigns to disclose the place their cash is coming from.

Now that the “Voter’s Proper To Know Act” is on the November poll, Goddard says he’s feeling assured it’ll go. The invoice says any group spending greater than $50,000 on a statewide race or $25,000 on a neighborhood race must disclose who’s funding them. Conservative teams this yr failed in court docket to dam the proposition from going to voters.

Up to now, opponents of the invoice have argued that forcing monetary disclosures may dampen free speech and “darkish cash” donors could be scared off if their names have been made public. Goddard instructed Arizona’s Household he’s heard the critics however remains to be pushing the invoice. “I’ve heard it, and it makes me chuckle since you and I, as residents and voters, we contribute,” he mentioned. “But when I contribute to a politician over $50, I’ve bought to present my title, my residence deal with, and my employer or retired.”

Goddard additionally added that donors who could make huge cash contributions shouldn’t have a particular proper to maintain their identities a secret. He says Prop. 211 tries to make sure everybody performs underneath the identical guidelines. Nonetheless, if it passes this November, the difficulty is probably not achieved as a result of some imagine there can be additional challenges from the courts.

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