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Colorado justices say group that spent $4M on ballot initiatives does not have to disclose donors
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an organization that spent $4 million to advocate on ballot initiatives in the 2020 election is not required to disclose its donors and spending. The Supreme Court acknowledged that multiple factors suggested Unite for Colorado was a group whose “major purpose” was ballot issue advocacy. However, because…
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Group aims to add right to hunt and fish to Colorado Constitution
A group is seeking to make Colorado the 25th state in the nation with an established constitutional right to hunting and fishing through a proposed ballot initiative. Backed by the International Order of T. Roosevelt, a group dedicated to preserving the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, Initiative 302 would amend the Colorado Constitution to…
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Colorado justices weigh constitutionality of unique disclosure requirement for ballot measures
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether a unique feature of the state’s campaign finance system categorically violates the First Amendment by requiring the disclosure of a ballot measure committee’s legal representative on advertisements. No on EE — A Bad Deal for Colorado was an issue committee in 2020 that opposed Proposition EE,…
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Planned Parenthood, groups launch campaign against transgender ballot measures in Colorado
Planned Parenthood and other groups have launched a coalition to oppose two ballot measures that would ban transgender surgeries among children and require student athletes to only join sports teams that correspond to their biological sex. The two measures will appear in this year’s November ballot, setting the stage for a statewide debate over sports,…
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Colorado title board to review graduated income tax proposal for 2026 election
The Secretary of State’s title board on Wednesday will review another attempt at a graduated income tax ballot measure for the 2026 general election. In October, the title board had rejected two proposals submitted by the Bell Policy Center because they did not fit the state’s single-subject rule. A third was withdrawn. The two ballot…
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Colorado justices weigh disclosure requirements for ballot initiative spending
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether an organization that spent $4 million to advocate for ballot initiatives in the 2020 election was required to disclose its donors and spending. The organization, Unite for Colorado, advanced a straightforward argument: It spent 10% or less of its money on a single ballot measure.…
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Colorado title board rejects graduated income tax ballot measures
Colorado’s title board on Wednesday unanimously rejected two ballot measure proposals submitted by a policy think tank that would change the state’s flat income tax rate — in which everyone currently pays the same rate of 4.41% — to a graduated income tax, where people with incomes of up to $500,000 would get a small…
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Colorado legislators deny move to delete ‘tax increase’ language in ballot title in statewide publication
Colorado legislators on Thursday rejected an attempt to change the title of a ballot measure in a widely disseminated publication in order to avoid mentioning that it would result in a tax increase for households with incomes above $300,000 a year. The proponent of the change argued that keeping “tax increase” in the measure’s title…
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10th Circuit rejects conservative group’s challenge to ballot title transparency law
The federal appeals court based in Denver rejected a conservative group’s challenge on Friday to a 2021 Colorado law that requires tax-cutting ballot initiatives to provide details to voters about affected services, even if the mandated information is inaccurate. Following the 1992 enactment of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, ballot measures seeking to increase tax…
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10th Circuit rejects conservative group’s challenge to ballot title transparency law
The federal appeals court based in Denver rejected a conservative group’s challenge on Friday to a 2021 Colorado law that requires tax-cutting ballot initiatives to provide details to voters about affected services, even if the mandated information is inaccurate. Following the 1992 enactment of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, ballot measures seeking to increase tax…