§106.__Corporation speech rights

1.__Engage in commercial communication. A corporation may engage in commercial communication and hire, retain and contract with 3rd parties to assist the corporation in engaging in commercial communication.

2.__Engage in political speech or activity.__Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a corporation may not make a contribution or expenditure to finance political speech or activity, including the hiring of 3rd parties and the payment for political advertising in any form; however, a corporation may make a contribution or expenditure to pay the salary and reasonable travel expenses of employees, officers or directors of the corporation while those persons are engaging in political speech or activity, including writing print and electronic editorials, articles or letters to the editor, appearing at hearings, interviews, meetings or any other public event and expressing views, either individually or as representatives of the corporation.

As used in this subsection, "contribution or expenditure" includes any direct or indirect payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or any services or anything of value but does not include:

A.__Communications by a corporation to its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families;

B.__Nonpartisan registration and so-called "get out the vote" campaigns by a corporation aimed at its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families; or

C.__The establishment or administration of, or solicitation of contributions to, a separate segregated fund to be used for political purposes by the corporation.

§107.__Other corporation rights

In addition to the rights specified in section 106, a corporation has the following__rights:

1.__Petition.__To petition the government for a redress of grievances;