Regulatory implementation of judicial doctrines extending speech rights to corporations under the First and Fourteenth Amendments

Rescind Corporate Personhood

AKA “Protecting Human Citizenship Rights”


Which agency/agencies promulgated the regulation? *
Federal Election Commission (FEC); implementation impact at IRS; constitutional authority via U.S. Congress and Supreme Court
Which title, parts, and/or sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) should be rescinded? *
11 CFR Part 100 – Definitions (specifically, “person” includes corporations and artificial entities) 11 CFR Part 114 – Corporate and Labor Organization Activity (reflects post-Citizens United treatment of corporate speech rights)
What is your name?
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Is your proposed rescission a notice of proposed rulemaking, final rule, direct final rule, interim final rule, or interpretive rule? *
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
What is the name of the regulation being rescinded, if applicable? *
Regulatory implementation of judicial doctrines extending speech rights to corporations under the First and Fourteenth Amendments
Please provide a short summary of the justifications for the rescission. *
Corporations are not natural persons and lack moral agency. Granting them the same speech rights as citizens allows financial entities to distort democratic processes and displace voter voices with financial proxies. Rescinding regulatory definitions that embed this doctrine is the first step toward electoral equity.
Please insert the address of the agency. [NPRM, DFR, and IFR only]
Federal Election Commission 1050 First Street NE Washington, DC 20463
Please insert the contact information for the agency. *
(202) 694-1100
What is the background for the regulation being rescinded? *
Corporate personhood originated in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad and was expanded in Bellotti and Citizens United. These decisions equated corporate entities with individuals for purposes of political expression and spending, enabling unlimited campaign influence by nonhuman entities.
Explain the reasons for the rescission. *
Corporations do not vote, hold values, or bear democratic responsibilities. Eliminating their political rights under regulatory language restores the integrity of the electoral process and affirms that democracy belongs to the governed—not to artificial legal structures.
Describe the text of the relevant C.F.R. provisions as it will exist after the rescission. *
11 CFR Part 100 will define “person” as “a natural person, not including any corporation, partnership, nonprofit, or other artificial legal entity.” 11 CFR Part 114 will prohibit all political expenditures or contributions from corporate entities, regardless of PAC status. Regulatory text will be harmonized with statutory and constitutional amendments limiting speech rights to natural persons.
Please insert the name of the current agency head. *
Vacant
Please insert the title of the agency head. *
Chair, Federal Election Commission