Jena Griswold
Nonprofit cash being spent in Colorado campaigns still impossible to trace despite 2019 law
Outside spenders in Colorado's recent primary found ways around transparency, making money tough to track.
Top Stories
How Colorado will run an election amid the coronavirus and what it means for the June primary
By Lauren Irwin Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Two lawsuits filed against Colorado governor’s decision to allow signature collection through email, mail
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado governor suspends laws to allow signature gathering for ballot initiatives by email and mail
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado Supreme Court removes second Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Lorena Garcia, from primary ballot
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
The clock is ticking for citizen ballot measures, but the campaigns are paused due to the coronavirus
The advocates behind more than a dozen of ballot measures are wondering whether Gov. Jared Polis will grant a reprieve from the rules
Carman: Colorado, the “gold standard” in safe, accessible voting must lead the way for the nation
Opinion
Colorado is a key state in the debate about the best way to pick candidates in elections
A referendum on the national popular vote and potential ballot measures on ranked-choice and approval voting are driving the debate
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Colorado’s presidential electors case. Here’s why the state thinks it will win.
The key question in a case that could affect the entire Electoral College: Do presidential electors have to follow the popular vote?
Colorado hits a new milestone with unaffiliated voters and busts the myth about its even partisan split
40% of Colorado voters are now unaffiliated, but that doesn’t necessarily mean their votes are toss-ups in the 2020 election
Colorado officials look to close 30 campaign committees in “never-ending spiral”
Even if the secretary of state's office closes the committees, it may never recover millions in penalties owed by organizations and candidates
Nicolais: Hell might be freezing over, but it’s time to address campaign finance laws
Decades of campaign finance laws to get money out of politics have only made our system demonstrably worse – so maybe it's time to try something different
Opinion
The public, election officials may be kept in the dark on hacks around the U.S. But not in Colorado.
At least two states — Colorado and Iowa — have implemented policies to compel local officials to notify the state about suspected breaches involving election systems.
Dark money and big donors fuel the ballot battle over Proposition CC in Colorado
The 2019 election attracts millions in money from nonprofits, whose donors remain hidden despite a new state disclosure law
