Montana Conservation Voters Annual Meeting
Join your fellow movers and shakers from around the state to celebrate MCV's mission of protecting Montana's clean air, water and open spaces by recruiting and electing conservation champions to the state legislature! MCV's Annual Membership Meeting features a look ahead at the campaigns in the 2010 election, board election winners, and more.
The Evening of Celebration opens with Denise Juneau, Superintendent of Public Instruction, who will speak on the stewardship of state lands in Montana.
And enjoy live music by Ed Tinsley and The Earth Tones, conversation with legislative candidates and elected officials, a diverse silent auction, grand prize raffle drawing, and lots of fun! Don't miss out!
Awards: Montana Conservation Voters will be giving out two awards to honor individuals who are doing outstanding work to protect the environment and further MCV's political aims. MCV members are invited to nominate people to receive the "MCV Distinguished Service Award" or the "MCV Conservation Champion Award". For information or to send in your nominations, call Sarah Cobler 406.542.1055 or sarah@mtvoters.org. Nominations are due by February 26th.
Schedule of Events:
- 1:30-3:30PM: Forum: Corporate Money in Politics (Sign in 1:30-2:00pm)
- 4:00-5:30PM: MCV 2010 Annual Membership Meeting
- 5:30-8:30PM: MCV's 2010 Election Year Kick-Off
6PM Keynote and Award Presentation
Silent Auction Bidding - 8:30PM: Raffle Drawing and Silent Auction Closing
Board Election: Mailed ballots featuring nominees have been sent out to all MCV members in good standing. Contact Rich Day (723-2307,richday@bresnan.net) or Theresa Keaveny (254-1593, tkeaveny@mtvoters.org) if you have nominee ideas.
Panel: Corporate Money In Politics
What the Supreme Court Citizen United Decision Means to Montana
Don’t miss this panel, to learn about the January, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v Federal Elections Commission, which struck down a decades’ long prohibition on corporate spending to elect federal candidates through independent expenditures. The decision puts in jeopardy a similar Montana ban on corporate spending in state elections. Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock filed a friend of the court brief in this case.Moderated by MCV Executive Director Theresa Keaveny, the panel features
- Anthony Johnstone, Solicitor, Montana Department of Justice
- Denise Roth Barber, Research Director, National Institute on Money in State Politics
- Rep. Kendall Van Dyk, Billings
- Jeanne-Marie Souvigney, consultant with Montana Conservation Voters
