Millions Spent in Colorado Campaign for Ranked-Choice Voting System
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The last campaign finance report shows that millions of dollars are being spent on a campaign to use ranked-choice voting in Colorado. The Colorado Voters First committee, supporting this system, raised more than $4 million in the past two weeks from sources including Chevron, Colorado Chamber of Commerce, and Unite America, totaling over $15 million. Other committees backing various propositions raised lesser amounts, with campaigns opposing certain propositions often struggling to match the fundraising of the supporting committees.
Latest Colorado Election Data Reveals Major Funding for Ranked-Choice Voting
Recent campaign finance reports indicate significant investment towards the transformation of Colorado’s election system towards ranked-choice voting. The Colorado Voters First committee has accumulated over $4 million in the last two weeks, with huge donations coming from prominent corporations and individuals. Chevron Corporation made a significant contribution of $500,000, whereas the Colorado Chamber of Commerce donated $125,000, bringing its total contributions to $500,000.
High-profile philanthropists, including Kent Thiry, Ben Walton, and Unite America, have also contributed significantly, making their total contributions to Colorado Voters First over $15 million. As such, it is clear that the group has found substantial financial backing in their mission to change Colorado’s electoral system.
Support for Proposition 131 is also considerable. The group known as Voters for the American Center has raised nearly $500,000 within two weeks, funded predominantly by California contributors Tom Chavez and Harrison Miller. Despite this, Proposition 131’s fundraising efforts lag behind other major propositions in the past.
Groups opposing Proposition 131 are lagging behind in fundraising, collectively raising less than $500,000 so far. This includes groups such as First Choice Counts and Voter Rights Colorado. Regarding Amendment 79, the committee backing it has raised an impressive $9 million, significantly outpacing committees opposed to the amendment, which have collectively raised less than $550,000.
Meanwhile, other important ballot measures are also seeing significant financial support, such as Proposition 127, which seeks to ban trophy hunting. This proposition has received over $811,000 from Animal Wellness Action, contributing to a total of $3.5 million raised by the group Cats Aren’t Trophies.
Significant funding has also been allocated towards Proposition 129, which aims to establish a veterinary professional associate degree. The group All Pets Deserve Vet Care has raised over $1.5 million, while opposition group Keep Our Pets Safe leads in fundraising, collecting $2.45 million.
Overall, it is clear that Colorado’s upcoming ballot measures are attracting significant financial support, with over $44 million raised so far for the 14 statewide measures.
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