Wayland Town Crier 1/19/22: Attend forum on campaign finance reform in Sudbury. Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission” that corporations, unions and special interests are entitled to free speech rights, a decision that has enabled those organizations to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence federal and state elections. This year’s election season is already seeing an unprecedented wave of campaign advertising, and with the proliferation of “superPACS” and 501(c) organizations, major donors funding election advertising remain unidentified to the voters.

On Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m., Jeff Clements, a Concord attorney and author of a new book, “Corporations Are Not People” (with a foreward by Bill Moyers), will discuss the history of campaign finance reform, the impact of “Citizens United,” and ways people can work to change the influence of money on elections and legislation.
The presentation, “For Sale: Money and Elections after ‘Citizens United,’” will be at Ephraim Curtis Middle School, 22 Pratts Mill Road, Sudbury. The League of Women Voters of Sudbury is sponsoring the presentation.