Contribution Acceptance Limits

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Candidate		Committee
Attorney General CU Regent District Attorney Governor and Lt. Governor Regional Transportation District (RTD) Secretary of State State Board of Education State House of Representatives State Senate State Treasurer		Independent expenditure committee Issue committee Political committee Political party Small donor committee

Home Rule counties or municipalities may have their own contribution limits; contact your county clerk or municipal clerk for information.

Major party candidates can accept contributions for both the primary and general election.

Minor party candidates can accept contributions for the general election. They can also accept contributions for a primary election if the candidate's name will appear on a primary election ballot.

Unaffiliated candidates can only accept contributions for the general election.

Attorney General,
Secretary of State, and
State Treasurer

Candidate for	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Attorney General Secretary of State State Treasurer	527 organizations	If allowed, same limits as natural persons
	Businesses (other than corporations)	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committees	Prohibited
	Natural persons	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Political committees [1]	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Political parties	$113,905
	Small donor committees	Primary* $5,675	General* $5,675
* All major party candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Minor party candidates who appear on a primary election ballot may accept contributions for the primary and general elections. Unaffiliated and minor party candidates who do not appear on a primary election ballot may only accept contributions for the general election. The Governor and Lt. Governor are considered one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.

Also see election cycle limits.

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CU Regent,
District Attorney,
State Board of Education, and
State House of Representatives

Candidate for	Accepting contributions from	Limits
CU Regent District Attorney State Board of Education State House of Representatives	527 organizations	If allowed, same limits as natural persons
	Businesses (other than corporations)	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committees	Prohibited
	Natural persons	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Political committees	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Political parties	$14,805
	Small donor committees	Primary* $2,250	General* $2,250
* All major party candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Minor party candidates who appear on a primary election ballot may accept contributions for the primary and general elections. Unaffiliated and minor party candidates who do not appear on a primary election ballot may only accept contributions for the general election. The Governor and Lt. Governor are considered one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.

Also see election cycle limits.

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Governor and Lt. Governor

Candidate for	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Governor Lt. Governor	527 organizations	If allowed, same limits as natural persons
	Businesses (other than corporations)	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committees	Prohibited
	Natural persons	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Political committees	Primary* $550	General* $550
	Political parties	$569,530
	Small donor committees	Primary* $5,675	General* $5,675
* All major party candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Minor party candidates who appear on a primary election ballot may accept contributions for the primary and general elections. Unaffiliated and minor party candidates who do not appear on a primary election ballot may only accept contributions for the general election. The Governor and Lt. Governor are considered one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.

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Regional Transportation District (RTD)

Candidate for	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Regional Transportation District (RTD)	527 organizations	If allowed, same limits as natural persons
	Businesses (other than corporations)	No limit
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	No limit
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committees	Prohibited
	Natural persons	No limit
	Political committees	No limit
	Political parties	No limit
	Small donor committees	No limit

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State Senate

Candidate for	Accepting contributions from	Limits
State Senate	527 organizations	If allowed, same limits as natural persons
	Businesses (other than corporations)	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committees	Prohibited
	Natural persons	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Political committees	Primary* $200	General* $200
	Political parties	$20,500
	Small donor committees	Primary* $2,250	General* $2,250
* All major party candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Minor party candidates who appear on a primary election ballot may accept contributions for the primary and general elections. Unaffiliated and minor party candidates who do not appear on a primary election ballot may only accept contributions for the general election. The Governor and Lt. Governor are considered one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.

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Issue committee

Committee	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Issue committee	527 organizations	No limits
	Businesses (other than corporations)	No limits
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	No limits
	Federal PACs	No limits
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committee [1]	No limits
	Natural persons	No limits
	Political committees [1]	Prohibited
	Political parties	No limits
	Small donor committees	Prohibited

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Independent expenditure committee

Committee	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Independent expenditure committee	527 organizations	No limits
	Businesses (other than corporations)	No limits
	Candidate committees	No limits
	Corporations and labor unions	No limits
	Federal PACs	No limits
	Independent expenditure committees	No limits
	Issue committee [1]	Prohibited
	Natural persons	No limits
	Political committees [1]	No limits
	Political parties	No limits
	Small donor committees	No limits

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Political committee
Per State House of Representatives election cycle

Committee	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Political committee	527 organizations	$550
	Businesses (other than corporations)	$550
	Candidate committees	$550*
	Corporations and labor unions	$550
	Federal PACs	$550
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committee [1]	Prohibited
	Natural persons	$550
	Political committees [1]	$550
	Political parties	$550
	Small donor committees	$550
* Only if the stated purpose of the political committee includes supporting the candidate who is contributing.

Also see election cycle limits.

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Political party
Per calendar year

Party	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Political Party	527 organizations	$3,400*
	Businesses (other than corporations)	$3,400*
	Candidate committees	$3,400*
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	$3,400*
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committee [1]	Prohibited
	Natural persons	$3,400*
	Political committees [1]	$3,400*
	Political parties	No limits if same party, otherwise $3,400*
	Small donor committees	$17,075**
* State, county, district, & local levels combined of which no more than $2,825 may be given to the state party. ** State, county, district, & local levels combined of which no more than $14,225 may be given to the state party.

Also see election cycle limits.

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Small donor committee
Per calendar year

Committee	Accepting contributions from	Limits
Small donor committee	527 organizations	Prohibited
	Businesses (other than corporations)	Prohibited
	Candidate committees	Prohibited
	Corporations and labor unions	Prohibited
	Federal PACs	Prohibited
	Independent expenditure committees	Prohibited
	Issue committee [1]	Prohibited
	Natural persons	$50
	Political committees [1]	Prohibited
	Political parties	Prohibited
	Small donor committees	Prohibited

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[1] Also see Campaign Finance Rule 3.1 and Rule 4 for more information relating to issue and political committee contributions.