campaign finance
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Committees backing ballot measure take receives millions ahead of final election push
Committees backing ballot issues that will be in front of Colorado voters next month have taken in another $3.4 million in the latest filings reported to TRACER, the state’s campaign finance database. But you won’t find anything in TRACER to tie a block of recent TV and social media ads that advocate for the use…
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Democrats increase fundraising advantage in nearly all competitive state House races
With only a month remaining until Election Day, Democratic candidates are still winning the money race in all but one of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Campaign finance data released Tuesday shows that Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the…
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Colorado adopts new contribution limits for school board campaigns
The Colorado Secretary of State adopted new campaign finance regulations Friday to implement contribution limits passed earlier this year. The changes stem from two bills approved during this year’s legislative session and signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis: House Bill 1060, which caps contribution amounts made to school board candidates, and House Bill 1156,…
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Democrats maintain, increase fundraising edge in competitive state House races
Democratic candidates are winning the money race in nearly all of the most competitive elections for the Colorado House of Representatives. Campaign finance data released Monday shows that Democrats are out-fundraising their Republican opponents in nine of the 10 House races projected to be the most competitive, according to reports from the Secretary of State’s…
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Campaign finance complaint against Colorado Springs nonprofit moves to administrative court
A campaign finance violations case levied against a Colorado Springs nonprofit will go before Colorado’s administrative courts after the deputy secretary of state this month denied a motion to dismiss the complaint. Civic nonprofit Colorado Springs Forward “violated (the state’s) constitutional provision against corporate donations directly to candidates” when it made prohibited campaign donations last…
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Colorado Secretary of State considers new rules to implement campaign contribution limits
The Colorado Secretary of State began considering new campaign finance regulations on Monday, issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking and scheduling a public hearing. The potential changes stem from two bills passed during this year’s legislative session and signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis: House Bill 1060, which caps contribution amounts made to school…
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Who spent the most by primary night? In Colorado, it wasn’t always those who won their contests
It isn’t always who spends the most that determines who prevailed in Colorado’s 2022 primary election, though most of those in the winning column also spent the most. There were, however, some outliers that showed money doesn’t always make the difference. Pam Anderson, the GOP candidate for Colorado Secretary of State in November, spent $134,712…