A campaign finance bill that aimed to limit political donations from those who get government contracts has been ruled unconstitutional, again.

For the second time in roughly six months, Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge John F. Bender nullified provisions of House Bill 694 that limits how much vendors can give to public officials who award those contracts.

The bill was passed and signed into law by then-Gov. Bob Taft. But Bender ruled that measure unconstitutional in December saying the wrong version of the bill had been signed.

The legislature then passed a version of the same bill again in the state’s 1,800 page budget last year.

However, in a ruling late this morning, Bender also ruled that version unconstitutional as well, on a couple of grounds.

“No bill shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title,” Bender wrote citing the Ohio Constitution.

The law barred contracts with vendors who contributed more than $1,000 themselves -- or gave more than $2,000 when immediately family members and business associates were included -- to the public official responsible for awarding the contract. Contracts could be invalidated if a violation was discovered.

Unions that have collective bargaining agreements were limited to the same contribution levels.