Clean Elections v. Hon. brain/bennett

Summary

The court held that the Citizens Clean Elections Act establishes a formula under which nonparticipating candidates may accept contributions up to eighty percent of the limits specified in the applicable campaign-contribution statute, as adjusted for inflation, rather than fixing those limits at eighty percent of the 1998 amounts. Applying statutory-construction principles focused on the text, structure, consequences, and voter materials, the court vacated the court of appeals’ decision and affirmed the superior court’s denial of a preliminary injunction.