Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

No, these types of donations just turn into bribes

No, and political campaigns should be publicly funded

Yes

Yes, but limit the amount they can donate

No, but allow donations from unions and non-profits

Yes, but should be public knowledge

Only individuals should be able to contribute to elections, because only individuals should be able to be represented.

Allowing corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations to donate to political parties is a flawed system that fosters corruption and undermines democracy. This practice not only obscures transparency but also shifts the focus away from the needs of individual citizens to the interests of those with deep pockets, effectively drowning out the voices of the general populace. To restore integrity to the political process, it is essential to impose stricter regulations on political donations, ensuring that all contributors are publicly disclosed and that no organization can leverage financial power to influence policy decisions, thereby preserving the democratic ideals that should guide our governance.

Yes, corporations, union, and non-profit organizations deserve to have their interests represented in the government as well

Yes, but all donations will be public record including any relationships or connections that any candidate has with current or former members of any kind.

yes but they have to publicly acknowledge that they provided are certain amount of money to a candidate

Yes, but heavily limit the amount they can donate and don't allow them to retain anonymity.

Yes, but only corporations and non profits

No, but permit non profits to donate

but allow donations from unions and non-profits That are People and Worker Oriented.

Yes, and make all donations public knowledge

As we move into the future, the 2 major political parties in the US have become increasingly more extremist and further divided; leaving many Americans left to support the "lesser of 2 evils". In order to evolve the political landscape and insure that our political system doesn't become a slave to corporate interest, funding should be capped, and limited to public funding only. A tax incentive can be given to every legally registered voter that will allow every individual the ability to fund the party of their choice.

Yes, but limit the amount a political party can receive in total, and limit the amount a single corporation can donate.

Yes, but limit the amount they can donate and allow them to publicly fund elections.

yes but not allow them to turn into bribes

Yes, but limit the amount they can donate and don't allow them to retain anonymity.

Yes, but restrict them to only donate for simply giving to political parties and nothing else.

yes but only if completely transparent / publicly available to access - let voters decide if it matters to them

Mixed feelings. I oppose the concept of limiting who can contribute and how much they can contribute; however, I believe donations by large organizations can be corrupting. One possibility - require any donation by any organization be made only after it has been disclosed publicly, and approved that a super-majority (75% or more) of individual members/stockholders of the organization.

Yes, but all the donations must be public knowledge.

Yes, but limit the amount for corporations, and fully allow unions and non-profits to donate.

Non profits and public sector unions shouldn't be able to.

Yes, but non-profits like churches should not be allowed to do so.

NO... Keep the ban on direct donations to political parties from corporations, unions, and incorporated nonprofits.

No, all political donations and campaign spending should be banned

No, and political campaigns should be publicly funded.
None of this funding will be allowed to be used in smear tactics. Any/all funding will be used to help tell the American people the candidates political stances and beliefs (if they have any), and will also be used to fund debates.

Yes, with full immediate disclosure.

no to corporations and limits on non profit and unions

Yes, but make it a matter of easily viewable public record

No, but make them unknown to the political parties or make them known to the public as well as any correlation to the party members

Yes but only Unions and Left wing on Profits should be allowed to donate.

Privately held companies can donate a limited amount. No corps, unions or non-profits

Only individuals should be able to donate to campaigns, as long as people within or representing corporations, unions, and non-profits can donate as individuals without limitations.

Yes, but limit the amount and require anonymity

Yes, but must be transparent and shown

yes but it has to public and limit the amount

No, corporations should not be able to donate to political parties, but unions and other non-profits should be able to donate a limited amount.

No, political donations should be from individual citizens

Yes, anyone, even individuals, should be allowed to donate to a political party as long as it is publically known

No but it should be public

Yes, but require tax returns and public disclosures

Only if their stockholders support the donation unanimously

The United States should adopt and replace elections by vote with sortition.

Yes, as long as every cent that goes into a political entity's coffers is public knowledge and traceable, regardless of where it came from. Trying to regulate and limit the spending itself just results in the shady powers-that-be using more esoteric loopholes, worsening democracy.

Yes, though each donation received should be publicized with the amount shown.

No, the Supreme Court decision to allow cooperations to donate to political campaigns in 2010 is one reason everything has become so politicized and has lead to the division in this country.

Yes, but publicize all donations on a national registry

No, and amend the United States Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. FEC.

If they're a private organization or corporation they should be able to do whatever they want because people are choosing to support them and their ideals

yes, but the donations and amounts must be public.

Yes, as long as all of it is public knowledge.

Yes, as long as the public is well informed on it. No hiding it in small print somewhere no one is going to see.

The donations should be public knowledge

Yes, but there should be regulations on this stuff so it doesn't turn into a bribe

These things shouldn't collide.

Yes, but the source and amount should be disclosed to the public

I would say no, but only because I've heard that non-profit organizations and such should not be politically affiliated but I'm also not too sure.

They should be allowed to, but I do not like if they do

Corporations and private unions, yes. Public unions, and non-profits, no.

Only worker unions.

No, these types of donations just turn into bribes; and overturn citizens united and dismantle the corporate two-party dictatorship.

Yes, but they should be required to show which amount and to which parties they donated every time they do it.

No, but allow donations form unions and non profits and keep political campaigns publicly funded. Make politically bribed donations/funds not allowed.

Uncertain because donations could end up being bribes or they just support a specific political party.

Corporations should be banned from contributing. All funding should be disclosed and dark money should be banned.

Yes unions and non profit organizations are the most feasible and effective ways of production as the product should be owned by the employee that made it not the company

They should only be allowed to donate if the entire corporation, union and/or non-profit feels the same way. It should not be up to one person or a small percentage of the elite members of those organizations.

Yes they should be allowed to but under a certain extent big corporations should be set at a certain limits because it can turn into bribes

Yes, but make it so that all donations would be forwarded anonymously so that the candidate would not know who donated, as well as make the amounts donated public knowledge.

Yes, but any corporation, union, or nonprofit that donates to a political party should be legally required to fully disclose those contributions publicly and in real time.

The government shouldn't exist so this becomes a moot point, but otherwise steps should be taken to limit the influence of the state so organizations are not incentivized to use this as a form of bribery. In other words, if the person they would've otherwise wanted to bribe has little to no power, they will not be incentivized to bribe.

So long as there is no bribery or foul play with the money, any corporation/organization should be allowed to donate to whomever they please.

Donations should only be by voting entities (people) not organizations, corporations or unions or PACs

Yes, but ONLY by the members of the union who wish for their union dues to be used in that way. Limited amounts from all 3.

No, unions and non profits represent people who might differ, corporations are free to do what the they wish with their profits.

All candidates should be given public funds, but they should all get equal amounts, disallow all private funding

I am absolutely against any private entities being involved in the politics of a nation period. Also I don’t believe in democracy.

I think yes, they should be able to donate, but in small amounts, and political campaigns should be predominantly publicly funded.

Some corporations and unions should be allowed to donate to political parties. However, religious groups and non-profit organizations should not be allowed to donate to political parties because it may cause a divide in their people.

No, political donations should only come from individuals, because corporations, unions, and non-profits do not reliably represent the political will of the people whose resources they use.

NO... Corporations, unions, and nonprofit organizations should not be allowed to donate to political parties. Democratic legitimacy rests on equal civic voice among persons, not aggregated economic power. Allowing institutional donations concentrates influence, distorts representation, and invites regulatory capture, subordinating the common good to organized interests. Political participation should flow from individual citizens; collective entities may advocate ideas, but money from institutions must not purchase partisan power.

Yes, but limit the amount they can donate and also not allow donations from foreign groups like AIPAC

Yes, but disallow donations from corporations, and limit the amount that unions and non-profits can donate

Yes but if it's the workers of the corporation they can do more and the unions that have the voice of the people or of their people but not big large corporations cuz they want more power that favors them not the people

Non-profits and unions should be able to, they exist to help the people, but corporations usually only exist to serve themselves

I think there needs to be full transparency so a figure cant donate a large sum of money throughout multiple organizations at once to cover up how much is being donated. Lobbying should be watched very carefully.

Yes, but only unions should be able to donate a regulated amount. Corporations and Non-profits should not be involved in politics.

No, money should only allowed from individuals at an individual capacity to those that directly represent them.

Yes, but limit the amount they can donate. Instead, do the following:

Expert Recommendations

Cap donations from corporations, unions, and nonprofits to political parties and candidates.

Ban foreign and anonymous contributions.

Mandate full real-time disclosure of all donations and independent expenditures.

Encourage small-donor democracy — through tax credits or public matching systems.

Candidates running for Congress or local races within the state they will serve should not be allowed to accept outside money from organizations not within the state

No, donating to political parties usually means that organization sides with that party and can ultimately ruin what the organization stands for.

only after thourough examination into said union, company or non profit to make sure of no organised crime.

That's basically bribing and especially seen in the weapon industry they donate lots of money to the parties which then lets them have a certain influence.