D.C. Official Says Proposed Initiative Banning Corporate Donations Advances
D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan ruled Thursday that a proposed ballot initiative to ban corporate donations to city candidates can move forward, saying it is a “proper subject” to put before voters.
The legal opinion removes a major hurdle for the initiative’s supporters, who plan to get the 22,000 signatures needed to place the petition on the November ballot, a grueling process that will take hundreds of volunteer hours.