The Transparent Election Initiative

06/19/2026

Our The Montana Plan: I-194 ALL VOLUNTEER Signature Gatherers are celebrating their hard work in communities across Montana. They are all SUPERHEROS! Thank You!!

06/18/2026

Road Show Vlog: Great Falls 🎸

06/18/2026

🗳️ The Montana Plan is headed to November's ballot. The anti-dark money initiative submitted nearly 50,000 signatures — well above the 30,121 needed. I-194 would limit business entities from contributing to candidates and ballot issues in Montana, aiming to get around the Citizens United decision.

📖 Full story: https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/06/17/the-montana-plan-appears-set-to-qualify-for-novembers-ballot/

06/17/2026

Road Show Vlog: White Sulphur Springs! ♨️💫

06/17/2026

"Then and now, corporations gather and concentrate power beyond that of any individual, and these artificial entities create a shield individual donors hide behind. I-194 will prohibit corporations from spending money to influence elections"

Columnist and author Brenda Wahler said it's not because of the Copper Kings, rather it's the nature of corporations which have plagued the state.

06/17/2026

Road Show Vlog: Columbus! 🍻

06/17/2026

Thanks to our volunteers' tireless efforts, Montana has a chance to end corporate and dark money in politics by vote in November. Thank your local volunteers, and stay tuned!

06/16/2026

The Montana Chamber of Commerce apparently isn’t sharing our excitement about The Montana Plan I-194 hitting 50,000 signatures. Their concern? That billionaires could still spend big in elections after I-194 passes. TEI Founder Jeff Mangan agrees that’s a problem — which is why he’s calling on the Chamber to support both I-194 and the Maine solution to rein in billionaire spending.

Read about the Maine initiative here: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/super-pac-contributions-lawsuit-maine

06/16/2026

The Montana Plan is made possible by our volunteers across the state. Thank you! 🤍

06/16/2026

BREAKING NEWS: The Transparent Election Initiative announces that Montana ballot initiative I-194, also known as The Montana Plan, has submitted nearly 50,000 signatures from all 56 counties to qualify for the November ballot.

“This campaign has been powered by Montanans from the very beginning,” said Jeff Mangan, founder of the Transparent Election Initiative. “To the out-of-state corporate and special interests trying to spread disinformation about who we are and what we’re trying to accomplish: look at the power of this volunteer army. More than 500 Montanans gathered signatures in all 56 counties, without a single paid signature gatherer, and blew past the 30,121 signatures needed to qualify. That is what grassroots democracy looks like.”