house bill 1155

Colorado candidates will get a chance to fix errors on campaign filings

May 26, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Lynn Bartels at the Secretary of State’s Office blogs about an obscure but far-reaching campaign-finance reform signed into law this week by Gov. John Hickenlooper, giving candidates for office “… a chance to correct errors on campaign-finance reports and avoid what could be absurd fines.” As we’ve noted before, the bipartisan House Bill 1155 aims to curb the abuse…
Colorado Senate panel votes to reform much-abused campaign law

Apr 10, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

An oft-criticized feature of Colorado’s campaign-finance law that has been manipulated for years to sling mud and take cheap shots at candidates and political groups is on the verge of reform. The Colorado Senate’s State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee voted unanimously today to send House Bill 1155 to the full Senate for consideration after no one showed up to testify…
A GOP gadfly fights reform of a campaign law that many say has run amok

Mar 14, 2017

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DAN NJEGOMIR Colorado Politics

Not long ago, libertarian-leaning Reason magazine ran an expose of Colorado’s convoluted campaign-finance law and how it invites abuse by those who manipulate it to clobber – and silence – their political foes. We blogged on the article at the time, noting its focus on controversial Colorado political operative Matt Arnold and his business, Campaign Integrity Watchdog, as Exhibit A.…

house bill 1155

Colorado candidates will get a chance to fix errors on campaign filings

Colorado Senate panel votes to reform much-abused campaign law

A GOP gadfly fights reform of a campaign law that many say has run amok