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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-45-101 (2026)

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Fair Campaign Practices Act".

Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 1-45-101 as it existed prior to 1996.

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Cited in 40 cases, 1979–2019 · leading case: Coffman v. Colorado Common Cause, 102 P.3d 999 (Colo. 2004).
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Coffman v. Colorado Common Cause, 102 P.3d 999 (Colo. 2004). · cites it 6× “2003), in which the court upheld an Administrative Law Judge's (the "ALJ") determination that during the November 2000 election, Treasurer Coffman violated the Fair Campaign Practices Act (the "FCPA"), section 1-45-101 et seq., C.R.S. (2004), by the issuance of three press…”
Common Sense All. v. Davidson, 995 P.2d 748 (Colo. 2000). · cites it 4× “[7] See §§ 1-45-101 to -118, 1 C.R.S. (1999). In this case, we address only the narrow issue of whether CS Alliance falls within the purview of the FCPA's reporting requirements for issue committees.”
Colorado Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC, 269 P.3d 1248 (Colo. 2012). “There, on facts similar to this case, a nonprofit corporation was alleged to have violated Colorado's Fair Campaign Finance Act (FCFA), 7 § 1-45-101 to -118, C.R.S. (2001), which placed registration, reporting, and disclosure requirements on "political committees," including…”
Bruce v. City of Colorado Springs, 129 P.3d 988 (Colo. 2006). · cites it 2× “He also challenged the factual summary for alleged violations of the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA), sections 1-45-101 to -118, C.R.S. (2003).”
Colorado Common Cause v. Meyer, 758 P.2d 153 (Colo. 1988). · cites it 2× “The question in this case is whether for-profit corporations which make contributions, contributions in kind, or expenditures to or on behalf of a state political campaign *154 out of their ordinary corporate treasuries are “political committees” within the meaning of Colorado’s…”
Indep. Inst. v. Coffman, 209 P.3d 1130 (Colo. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Evans alleged that the Independence Institute was an issue committee opposed to those referenda and had failed to comply with registration, reporting, and disclosure requirements of article XXVIII and the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA), sections 1-45-101 to -115, C.R.S.2008.…”
Sanger v. Dennis, 148 P.3d 404 (Colo. Ct. App. 2006). “The Fair Campaign Practices Act (FPCA), § 1-45-101, et seq., C.R.S.2006, also does not define “member,” but provides that “small donor committee” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Article XXVIII, § 2(14).”
Adrian G. Duplantier v. United States, 606 F.2d 654 (5th Cir. 1979). “25; Md. Code Ann., Art. 33, § 29-1-29-11; Mass.”
Denver Area Labor Fed'n, AFL-CIO v. Buckley, 924 P.2d 524 (Colo. 1996). · cites it 2× “The petitioners alleged in the complaint that the Authority *526 violated the Campaign Reform Act of 1974, sections 1-45-101 to -123, 1B C.R.S. (1980 & 1994 Supp.”
Harwood v. Senate Majority Fund, LLC, 141 P.3d 962 (Colo. Ct. App. 2006). “XXVIII (the Amendment), and the Fair Campaign Practices Act, § 1-45-101, et seq., C.R.S.2005 (FCPA), complainant, David Harwood, appeals the Division of Administrative Hearings order entered in favor of defendant, Senate Majority Fund, LLC (SMF).”
Patterson Recall Comm., Inc. v. Patterson, 209 P.3d 1210 (Colo. Ct. App. 2009). “In this action involving the Fair Campaign Practices Act (Act), §§ 1-45-101 to -118, C.R.S.2008, and the Campaign and Political Finance Amendment, Colo.”
Am. Constitutional Law Found., Inc. v. Meyer, 870 F. Supp. 995 (D. Colo. 1994). · cites it 2× “1994), is an extension of the requirements contained in the Colorado Campaign Reform Act of 1974, C.R.S. § 1-45-101, et seq. The Campaign Reform Act requires political committees supporting or opposing a statewide issue to file a statement of organization with the state and…”
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Adrian G. Duplantier v. United States, 606 F.2d 654 (5th Cir. 1979). “25; Md. Code Ann., Art. 33, § 29-1-29-11; Mass.”
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