Maine on Tuesday became the 13^th state to go on record in favor of a constitutional amendment to reverse a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed unrestricted campaign spending by corporations and wealthy individuals. The resolution supports an amendment proposed in March by Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to the Bangor Daily News. The Maine Senate voted 25 to 9 in favor of the resolution. It passed the state House by a vote of  111 to 31. State Sen. Richard Woodbury, an independent from Yarmouth who introduced the resolution, said the Supreme Court ruling had opened the door to unprecedented spending in both federal and state elections. President Obama during his reelection campaign talked about supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling. “Nothing has happened since,” according to an article in Tuesday’s Washington Post.

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