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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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ToTheRight.org: "A new Common Cause-like group has filed a complaint with the Colorado secretary of state after learning Bob Beauprez has received contributions from LLCs the group claims were created for the sole purpose of allowing donors to evade campaign-finance restrictions...
"It's pretty obvious this group has a liberal agenda, because they chose to go after only Beauprez. If you pore over any campaign-finance report - including Bill Ritter's - you'll find there are people who donated both personally and through their businesses. You'll also find some people gave more than the maximum because they failed to note that the contribution was from themselves and a spouse or dependent."
More about the LLC limits and giving from Colorado Confidential. Andrew writes, "Confidant Nancy Watzman has reminded us today of the LLC loophole in Colorado's campaign finance laws. While corporations aren't allowed to make contributions under Colorado's state constitution, limited liability companies (LLCs) can. Why does Colorado law make an irrational distinction between LLCs and corporations? Because, on May 31, 2005, Republican Governor Owens vetoed the bill that would have closed the loophole, House Bill 05-1332. The veto effectively kept open a loophole so big that it makes all campaign finance disclosure and contribution laws in Colorado voluntary and little more than a dead letter, contrary to the intent of Colorado voters."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
7:04:45 AM 
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Amendment 45 is off the fall ballot, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "One of two proposals that would allow same-sex couples to register as domestic partners was withdrawn from the November ballot Tuesday because backers said the other proposal would accomplish the same goal. Coloradans for Fairness pulled Amendment 45, which would have changed the state constitution to give registered domestic partners some of the same rights as married couples. Still on the ballot is Referendum I, which would put domestic partnerships into state law, rather than into the constitution. It was placed on the ballot by the legislature. Coloradans for Fairness gathered signatures to place their proposal on the ballot partly to counter another measure that would have barred any government in Colorado from recognizing any relationship similar to marriage. Backers of the anti-domestic-partnership proposal failed to gather enough signatures to win a spot on the ballot."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:40:53 AM
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Bill Ritter shot back at Republican critics who've accused him of improperly settling cases involving illegal immigrants while he was the Denver District Attorney, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter on Tuesday refuted Republican claims that he inappropriately settled criminal cases with illegal immigrants. The issue flared during a recent debate between Ritter and his Republican rival, U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, whose campaign has accused Ritter of being soft on illegal immigrants by negotiating plea agreements with them. During Ritter's tenure as Denver district attorney between 1993 and 2005, 97 percent of all cases were resolved by reaching guilty-plea agreements, rather than going to trial. The exact number of cases involving undocumented immigrants is unknown, Ritter said. The Beauprez campaign has accused Ritter of a 'coverup.'[...]
"On Tuesday, Ritter said his office was tough on illegal immigrants by: Consistently notifying federal immigration authorities when it had undocumented immigrants in custody; Conducting background checks even after federal authorities discontinued the practice; and Diverting illegal immigrants out of the drug-court program, which kept defendants out of jail and provided them with publicly funded rehabilitation."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
6:37:06 AM
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Last update: 9/1/06; 7:23:45 AM.
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