SEATTLE - The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve campaign finance legislation banning political donations in local elections from companies with at least 5% foreign ownership.
Seattle’s move is widely viewed as an effort to curb online retailer Amazon.com Inc, the city’s largest employer, which has flexed its political muscle the past two years. A spokesman for Amazon, which has been butting heads with the city for two years over attempts to levy more taxes on large employers, including Amazon, has declined to comment.
Seattle’s law comes a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on political contributions by corporations or unions in the landmark Citizens United case.
JessieJaneDuff Does this come into play if a business has foreign shareholders?
Why dont you stop your city counsel members for raising money in foreign countries for their election campaigns?
So what you’re trying to say is that Seattle would definitely vote in favor of Brexit.
That's not good; most Seattle politicians will lose all their funding sources from the dark-party...
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