{"id":2101,"date":"2025-11-19T20:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T03:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/colorado\/?post_type=article&#038;p=2101"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T03:11:50","slug":"protecting-colorados-democracy-requires-nonpartisan-watchdogs-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/colorado\/am\/articles\/\u12e8\u12ae\u120e\u122b\u12f6-\u12f2\u121e\u12ad\u122b\u1232\u1295-\u1218\u1320\u1260\u1245-\u12a8\u1353\u122d\u1272-\u12cd\u132a\/","title":{"rendered":"\u12e8\u12ae\u120e\u122b\u12f6 \u12f2\u121e\u12ad\u122b\u1232\u1295 \u1218\u1320\u1260\u1245 \u12a8\u1353\u122d\u1272 \u12a0\u1263\u120d \u12eb\u120d\u1206\u1291 \u1320\u1263\u1242\u12ce\u127d \u12ed\u1348\u120d\u130b\u120d"},"template":"","class_list":["post-2101","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Colorado must maintain a government that serves the people, not 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\u1270\u132b\u12cd\u1277\u120d. \u12a8\u1203\u12eb \u12d3\u1218\u1273\u1275 \u1260\u128b\u120b\u1363 \u1270\u120d\u12a5\u12b3\u127d\u1295 \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u1208 \u1290\u12cd\u1362<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u1260\u12c8\u1245\u1271 \u12a5\u129b <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gift-Giving-in-Colorado-Politics.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u12a8\u1205\u12dd\u1263\u12ca \u1273\u121b\u129d\u1290\u1275 \u121b\u12a5\u12a8\u120d \u130b\u122d \u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12d8\u1308\u1263 \u12a0\u1233\u1275\u121f\u120d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u1260\u1215\u12dd\u1265 \u1356\u120a\u1232 \u120b\u12ed \u1270\u133d\u12d5\u1296 \u1208\u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130d \u121d\u1295 \u12eb\u1205\u120d \u120d\u12e9 \u134d\u120b\u130e\u1276\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u120e\u1262\u1235\u1276\u127d \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u12c8\u1321\u1362 \u12ed\u1205 \u1218\u1320\u1295 \u1260\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12a0\u1235\u122d\u1275 \u12d3\u1218\u1273\u1275 \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u1260\u1236\u1235\u1275 \u12a5\u1325\u134d \u12a0\u12f5\u130e $22.1 \u121a\u120a\u12ee\u1295 \u1260\u12d3\u1218\u1275 \u12f0\u122d\u1237\u120d\u1362 \u120e\u1262\u1235\u1276\u127d \u1260\u12e8\u12a0\u1218\u1271 $1.6\u121a\u120a\u12ee\u1295 \u1260\u1235\u1326\u1273\u1363\u1260\u1218\u12dd\u1293\u129b \u12a5\u1293 \u1260\u120c\u120e\u127d \u12c8\u132d\u12ce\u127d \u120b\u12ed \u1260\u121b\u12cd\u1323\u1275 \u1205\u130d \u12a0\u12cd\u132a\u12ce\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u1308\u12e5\u12cd \u12a0\u12ab\u120d \u120b\u12ed \u1270\u133d\u12a5\u1296 \u1208\u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130d\u1363\u1260\u12a5\u1305 \u12e8\u1270\u12eb\u12d9 \u12ae\u121d\u1352\u12cd\u1270\u122e\u127d\u1295\u1363\u1265\u122e\u1295\u12ae\u1235 \u1272\u12ac\u1276\u127d\u1295\u1363\u12cd\u12f5 \u121d\u130d\u1266\u127d\u1295\u1363\u12a0\u1208\u121d\u12a0\u1240\u134d \u1309\u12de\u12ce\u127d\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u120c\u120e\u127d \u1290\u133b\u1290\u1276\u127d\u1295 \u1328\u121d\u122e\u1362\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u12eb \u1201\u1209 \u1205\u130b\u12ca \u1290\u1260\u122d\u1363 \u121b\u123b\u123b\u12eb 41 \u1208\u1205\u130d \u12a0\u12cd\u132a\u12ce\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u1208\u1205\u12dd\u1265 \u12a0\u1308\u120d\u130b\u12ee\u127d ($50 \u12eb\u1294\u1363 $75 \u12a0\u1201\u1295) \u12a5\u1293 \u1290\u1343 \u12e8\u1235\u1290-\u121d\u130d\u1263\u122d \u12ae\u121a\u123d\u1295 (IEC) \u12a5\u1235\u12aa\u1348\u1320\u122d \u12f5\u1228\u1235 \u1245\u122c\u1273\u12ce\u127d\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u1325\u1230\u1276\u127d\u1295 \u1208\u1218\u134d\u1273\u1275\u1362 \u1245\u122c\u1273 \u1260IEC \u12e8\u121b\u12ed\u1228\u1263 \u1290\u12cd \u1270\u1265\u120e \u12a8\u1273\u1230\u1260 \u121d\u120b\u123d \u1230\u132a\u12ce\u127d \u121d\u120b\u123d \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u1230\u1321 \u12a5\u12f5\u120d \u1270\u1230\u1325\u1277\u1278\u12cb\u120d\u1363 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8\u1205\u12dd\u1265 \u127d\u120e\u1275 \u12ed\u12d8\u130b\u1303\u120d\u1362<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u12e8\u12ae\u120e\u122b\u12f6 \u1340\u1210\u12ed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2025\/10\/13\/colorado-opportunity-caucus-retreat-vail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u12ed\u1205\u1295 \u1273\u122a\u12ad \u1230\u1260\u1228<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u1260\u1325\u1245\u121d\u1275 \u12c8\u122d \u12a8\u12a6\u1356\u122d\u1279\u1292\u1272 \u12ab\u12cd\u12a8\u1235 \u126b\u12ed\u120d \u121b\u1348\u130d\u1348\u130d \u1260\u128b\u120b \u1260\u1235\u12ad\u122a\u1355\u1276\u127d\u1363 \u134e\u1276\u12ce\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u121d\u1235\u12ad\u122d\u1290\u1276\u127d \u1270\u12f0\u130d\u134f\u120d\u1362 \u1260\u128b\u120b \u120b\u12ed \u12e8\u12dc\u1293 \u123d\u134b\u1295 \u1270\u1328\u121b\u122a \u134e\u1276\u12ce\u127d\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u12dd\u122d\u12dd\u122e\u127d\u1295 \u12ed\u134b \u12a0\u12f5\u122d\u1313\u120d<\/span><b>. 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