Introduction

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict campaign contributions for candidates to eligible voters.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

Proposed Amendment - Campaign Contributions Limited to Eligible Voters

Section 1. Only natural persons who are eligible to vote for a candidate may contribute money or anything of value to that candidate’s campaign.

Section 2. No organization, association, corporation, or other entity shall make, fund, direct, or facilitate contributions to any candidate’s campaign.

Section 3. No person shall make a contribution to any candidate’s campaign on behalf of, or using funds provided by, any individual or entity not eligible to contribute under this article.

Section 4. Congress and the States shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Statement of Intent

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that electoral influence over candidates for public office is limited to those who are entitled to vote for them. By tying campaign contributions directly to voter eligibility, this amendment strengthens representative democracy, reduces external and institutional influence over elections, and preserves the principle that elected officials should be accountable only to their constituents.

Introduction

We, the People of the United States, in order to restore the principle of close and effective representation in the legislative branch, and to ensure that the House of Representatives remains responsive to the population it serves as it grows and changes, do hereby propose this Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Recognizing that representation in the House must remain proportionate to population while also maintaining a meaningful connection between Representatives and their constituents, we reaffirm the principle that legislative districts must not become so large as to dilute effective self-government.

Proposed Amendment — Modern Representation Ratio and Repeal

Section 1. Repeal of prior ratio limitation.

The provision in Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution stating that the Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand persons is hereby repealed.

Section 2. Apportionment rule.

Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, as determined by the decennial enumeration conducted under the authority of Congress.

Section 3. Maximum representation ratio.

The Number of Representatives shall be such that no district shall contain more than one hundred thousand persons. Each State shall have at least one Representative.

Section 4. Adjustment following census.

Following each decennial enumeration, Congress shall determine and adjust the number of Representatives and the apportionment thereof among the several States as necessary to ensure compliance with this Article.

Section 5. Districting standards.

Districts shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory and shall be established in a manner that preserves equal representation and shall not be drawn for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring any political party, incumbent, or class of persons.

Section 6. Enforcement.

Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this Article by appropriate legislation.

Statement of Intent

It is the intent of this Amendment to:

1. Restore the constitutional principle that representation in the House of Representatives must remain closely tied to population size;
2. Replace the original maximum ratio of one Representative per thirty thousand persons with a modern standard that ensures more effective and localized representation;
3. Require that the size of the United States House of Representatives adjust automatically with population growth as measured by the decennial census conducted by the United States Census Bureau;
4. Preserve the principle of equal representation while preventing excessively large districts that weaken accountability between Representatives and the people they serve;
5. Ensure that redistricting is conducted in a manner that is fair, transparent, and free from partisan manipulation.