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.

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The Denver Post 26 Jan. 2010

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.”

“In 2002, Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that banned direct corporate or union expenditures in state races. Given the Supreme Court's action Thursday, Colorado Common Cause director Jenny Flanagan said a challenge of the state law was almost inevitable. 

“"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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