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Denver, Colorado, Measure 2E, Campaign Finance Regulations Amendment (November 2018)
| Measure 2E: Denver Campaign Finance Regulations Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local elections and campaigns |
| Related articles |
| Local elections and campaigns on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Colorado Denver County, Colorado ballot measures |
| See also |
| Denver, Colorado |
A measure to amend campaign finance requirements was on the ballot for Denver voters in Denver County, Colorado, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of (1) establishing a city fund to match campaign donations at a ratio of 9 to 1, up to $50, for candidates who agree to lower contribution limits, (2) banning corporate, business, and labor contributions, and (3) lowering all contribution limits. |
| A no vote was a vote against establishing a city fund to match campaign donations, banning corporate contributions, and lowering contribution limits. |
Election results
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Denver, Colorado, Measure 2E, Campaign Finance Regulations Amendment (November 2018) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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203,199 | 70.71% | ||
| No | 84,175 | 29.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the voters of the City and County of Denver adopt an amendment to the Denver Revised Municipal Code banning corporations and other entities from donating directly to candidates, lowering contribution limits, and adopting a new division to Article III of Chapter 15 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code creating the Fair Elections Fund within the City’s general fund, capped at 8 million dollars per four-year election cycle, as appropriated by City Council and the Mayor, to match donations of 50 dollars or less at a ratio of 9 to 1 to candidates who voluntarily agree to raise money in lower amounts and take contributions only from natural persons and from committees that take contributions only from natural persons who each contribute no more than 50 dollars in the aggregate per year?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Denver, Colorado.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City and County of Denver, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 4, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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