Ethics Commission Votes to Investigate 17 Complaints Against Legislators’ Undisclosed Luxury Retreat
In an open-session vote, the IEC unanimously found the complaints non-frivolous, advancing them to investigations followed by public hearings on all the complaints.
Colorado’s Mail-In Voting System in National Spotlight
Amanda Gonzalez, executive director of Colorado Common Cause, says the state's system shows that when voters can mail in ballots, cast ballots at any center in their county and drop ballots off before or after work, people want to vote.
"When they have several weeks of early voting available, it's not just one day," she points out. "They participate in our system. And when they turn in their ballots, we get better policies, we get more accountable politicians, and that's good for all of us."
Polis Jumpstarts Remote Signature Gathering As The Ballot Becomes A Budget Battleground
Amanda Gonzalez, executive director of the Colorado Common Cause advocacy group, said short term adjustments could help the ballot process maintain some normalcy. The new order allows the Secretary of State to adjust deadlines and other details, she noted, but voters will still hold the ultimate say.
“Voters are still going to vote on (these measures), assuming the signatures are collected,” she said.
Any longer-term changes would have to be carefully considered, however. She envisioned a scenario where push...
Colorado Is the Eighth State To End Prison-Based Gerrymandering
The Colorado Accurate Residence For Redistricting Act is “a victory for fair maps in Colorado,” Patrick Potyondy, policy manager for Colorado Common Cause, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on fair and accountable political representation that supported the legislation, wrote in an email. “Under this reform, no legislator or congressional representative of either party would benefit politically any longer because of the state prison in their district that bloats their local population,” he wrote. “The bill removes a perverse incentive...
Filling Out The 2020 Census Means More Funding For Colorado
The 2020 Census is underway with mail notifications sent out to Colorado residents this week. Nonprofits working to encourage everyone to participate say that each person counted will lead to an additional $2,300 a year in funding for the state.
Colorado Common Cause and League of Women Voters team up to oppose National Popular Vote repeal
"Candidates spend the majority of their time and resources in a handful of battleground states. And
voters in the rest of the country feel like their vote doesn’t matter at all. The time has come to FIX
the broken Electoral College. AND… there’s a solution, one that has already been adopted by
Colorado’s Legislature, spreading like wildfire: National Popular Vote," Gonzalez added.
Utah And Colorado Efforts To End Gerrymandering Unfazed By Supreme Court Ruling
In Colorado, Amendments Y and Z established an independent redistricting commission free from political appointees. Amanda Gonzalez, executive director of Colorado Common Cause, a non-profit advocacy group that backed the ballot initiatives, said she was disappointed by the ruling.
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Formation of Working Group on Lobbying
Denver, July 1, 2019 - Today, Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced the formation of the Working Group on Lobbying, an advisory body comprised of interested stakeholders to exchange views and make recommendations regarding upgrades to the electronic lobbyist filing system and lobbyist transparency regulations. The Lobbyist Transparency Act, passed by the Colorado Legislature in 2019, requires the Secretary of State to convene a Working Group on Lobbying.
CPR News: Colorado Democrats Want To Make Voter Registration So Automatic, You May Not Realize You’ve Registered
The legislation would change how Coloradans opt out of being added to the voter rolls. Currently, eligible voters can decline to be enrolled when they encounter the question in person at the DMV or on the division's website. Under the new system, the state would send a postcard to electors who interact with the DMV or state Medicaid offices, asking if they’d rather not be a registered voter.
