Join us for the 2010 Taste of the State!
March 12, 2010
Colorado Common Cause is hosting a spring wine tasting fundraiser and you are invited! Our 2010 Taste of the State will be held this April 8th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the David B. Smith Gallery in LoDo. Join us to taste some of Colorado's best wines, sample delicious appetizers, bid on great items in our silent auction and support our work to strengthen democracy in Colorado.
Tickets are $50 per person and space is limited, so reserve your tickets today!
Advocacy Groups and Secretary of State Reach Agreement on Protections for Voters
January 25, 2010
On Friday, a Federal Court approved an agreement reached between voting groups in Colorado and the Colorado Secretary of State to protect voting rights. Mi Familia Vota, Colorado Common Cause, and the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) are plaintiffs in a case against the Secretary originally brought in the fall of 2008 to ensure that thousands of Colorado voters illegally purged from the registration lists would have their votes counted.
Days before Election Day in 2008, the parties reached an agreement hailed by voting rights and good-government groups in Colorado and nationwide as a victory for voters whereby improperly purged voters would be placed on a protection list for the November 2008 election to ensure their votes would count. After the November election, Plaintiffs amended their lawsuit to bring about more permanent protections.
Colorado Citizens United Coverage
January 22, 2010
Citizens United has turned campaign finance as we know it on its head. The GOP plans to sue over state limits on campaign contributions. At Common Cause, we will fight to keep Colorado’s campaign laws in tact. Read some of the Colorado coverage below.
“Colorado GOP to sue to lift campaign money limits.”
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“"I think we're very vulnerable given the breadth of the court's decision today on the corporate issues," she said. "I absolutely expect it."”
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