Regnat Populus 2012, a ballot question committee I’ve written about before, has submitted its ethics reform proposal to the attorney general’s office for review.
It’s pared down to three simple propositions:
1) To prohibit business and union contributions to political campaigns. Only individual and PAC contributions would be allowed.
2) To require a two-year cooling-off period before a legislator could become a lobbyist. It would apply to legislators elected this year.
3) To prohibit gifts of any value — including food, travel or lodging — to elected officials, related to their official capacity.
Good ideas. They should be wildly popular. Whether the group can build a sufficient grassroots network to gather the necessary signatures is another matter.
Here’s the group’s Facebook page.
Their website also contains full details on the proposal and details on getting involved in collecting signatures. News release follows: