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This chart reflects contribution limits for all political committees, small donor committees, issue committees and political parties within the State of Colorado. Home Rule counties or municipalities may have their own contribution limits; therefore, you should contact the county clerk and recorder or municipal clerk.
The limits in this chart reflect adjustments made by CPF Rule 10.16 as required by Article XXVII, Sec. 3(13) of the Colorado Constitution and remain current through 2015.
In addition, please review Campaign and Political Finance Rules 3 and 4 relating to issue committee and political committee contributions.
Attorney General,
Secretary of State, and
State Treasurer
| Candidate for | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
|
Attorney General
Secretary of State
State Treasurer
|
527 organizations |
Consult Internal Revenue Service Regulations |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Independent expenditure committees |
Prohibited |
| Issue committees |
Prohibited |
| Natural persons |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Political committees |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Political parties |
$123,000 |
| Small donor committees |
Primary*
$6,125 |
General*
$6,125 |
* All candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Colorado law recognizes the Governor and Lt. Governor as one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.
Contribution limits double for a candidate who has accepted voluntary spending limits if his or her opponent has not accepted the voluntary spending limits and has raised more than 10 percent of the spending limit.
Contributions to a candidate committee by the candidate count as political party contributions when a candidate accepts voluntary spending limits. Any unexpended campaign contributions that carry forward to a subsequent election cycle also count as a political party contribution. |
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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 |
Consult Internal Revenue Service Regulations |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
Primary*
$200 |
General*
$200 |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
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 |
$15,975 |
| Small donor committees |
Primary*
$2,425 |
General*
$2,425 |
* All candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Colorado law recognizes the Governor and Lt. Governor as one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.
Contribution limits double for a candidate who has accepted voluntary spending limits if his or her opponent has not accepted the voluntary spending limits and has raised more than 10 percent of the spending limit.
Contributions to a candidate committee by the candidate count as political party contributions when a candidate accepts voluntary spending limits. Any unexpended campaign contributions that carry forward to a subsequent election cycle also count as a political party contribution. |
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Governor and Lt. Governor
| Candidate for | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
|
Governor
Lt. Governor
|
527 organizations |
Consult Internal Revenue Service Regulations |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Independent expenditure committees |
Prohibited |
| Issue committees |
Prohibited |
| Natural persons |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Political committees |
Primary*
$575 |
General*
$575 |
| Political parties |
$615,075 |
| Small donor committees |
Primary*
$6,125 |
General*
$6,125 |
* All candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Colorado law recognizes the Governor and Lt. Governor as one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.
Contribution limits double for a candidate who has accepted voluntary spending limits if his or her opponent has not accepted the voluntary spending limits and has raised more than 10 percent of the spending limit.
Contributions to a candidate committee by the candidate count as political party contributions when a candidate accepts voluntary spending limits. Any unexpended campaign contributions that carry forward to a subsequent election cycle also count as a political party contribution. |
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Regional Transportation District (RTD)
| Candidate for | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
Regional Transportation
District (RTD) |
527 organizations |
Consult Internal Revenue Service Regulations |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
No limit |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
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 |
Consult Internal Revenue Service Regulations |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
Primary*
$200 |
General*
$200 |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
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 |
$22,125 |
| Small donor committees |
Primary*
$2,425 |
General*
$2,425 |
* All candidates may accept contributions for the primary and general election. Colorado law recognizes the Governor and Lt. Governor as one committee and the contribution and spending limits for governor apply to the joint committee.
Contribution limits double for a candidate who has accepted voluntary spending limits if his or her opponent has not accepted the voluntary spending limits and has raised more than 10 percent of the spending limit.
Contributions to a candidate committee by the candidate count as political party contributions when a candidate accepts voluntary spending limits. Any unexpended campaign contributions that carry forward to a subsequent election cycle also count as a political party contribution. |
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County Candidate
| Candidate for | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
| County candidate |
527 organizations |
Consult Internal Revenue Service Regulations |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
No limit |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
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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Issue committee
| Committee | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
| Issue committee |
527 organizations |
No limit |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
No limit |
| Candidate committees |
Prohibited |
| Corporations and labor unions |
No limit |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
No limit |
| Independent expenditure committees |
Prohibited |
| Issue committee |
No limit |
| Natural persons |
No limit |
| Political committees |
Prohibited |
| Political parties |
No limit |
| Small donor committees |
Prohibited |
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Independent expenditure committee
| Committee | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
| Independent expenditure committee |
527 organizations |
No limit |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
No limit |
| Candidate committees |
No limit |
| Corporations and labor unions |
No limit |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
No limit |
| Independent expenditure committees |
No limit |
| Issue committee |
Prohibited |
| Natural persons |
No limit |
| Political committees |
No limit |
| Political parties |
No limit |
| Small donor committees |
No limit |
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Political committee
Per State House of Representatives election cycle
| Committee | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
| Political committee |
527 organizations |
$575 |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
$575 |
| Candidate committees |
$575* |
| Corporations and labor unions |
$575 |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
$575 |
| Independent expenditure committees |
Prohibited |
| Issue committee |
Prohibited |
| Natural persons |
$575 |
| Political committees |
$575 |
| Political parties |
$575 |
| Small donor committees |
$575 |
| * Only if the stated purpose of the political committee includes supporting the candidate who is contributing. |
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Political party
Per calendar year
| Party | Accepting contributions from | Limits |
|---|
| Political Party |
527 organizations |
$3,650* |
| Businesses (other than corporations) |
$3,650* |
Candidate committees
(Of unexpended campaign funds only) |
$3,650* |
| Corporations and labor unions |
Prohibited |
Federal PACs
(See Rule 7.1) |
$3,650* |
| Independent expenditure committees |
Prohibited |
| Issue committee |
Prohibited |
| Natural persons |
$3,650* |
| Political committees |
$3,650* |
| Political parties |
$3,650* |
| Small donor committees |
$18,425** |
|
* State, county, district, & local levels combined of which no more than $3,050 may be given to the state party.
** State, county, district, & local levels combined of which no more than $15,350 may be given to the state party.
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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
(See Rule 7.1) |
Prohibited |
| Independent expenditure committees |
Prohibited |
| Issue committee |
Prohibited |
| Natural persons |
$50 |
| Political committees |
Prohibited |
| Political parties |
Prohibited |
| Small donor committees |
Prohibited |
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