Dark Money Unveiled!
Resources & Info
The MDW conference INSPIRED and provided SPECIFIC ACTIONS you can use to influence Money in Politics in Colorado and in your community. All the resources and information are posted below:
DARK MONEY
Lisa Graves, Executive Director, Center for Media and Democracy
Exposed how a few extremely wealthy individuals have gained undue influence in our political system.
NOTE: Presentation materials will be posted later this week. More info at PRWatch.org
ALEC INFORMATION
Caroline Fry, Advocacy & Media Manager, Colorado Common Cause
Reported on the influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the CO Legislature.
ALEC in Colorado Report (Download the Common Cause Report July 2017)
Uncovering the Influence of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in the Colorado Legislature. Need more info? Visit the Common Cause website at www.commoncause.org/states/colorado/
WHAT LEAGUE IS DOING
‘Money In Politics’, LWV Boulder County Committee
Provided specific actions you can use to influence Money In Politics in Colorado and your community.
Click here for resources and information on MIP.
Click here to read League’s Positions (where we stand) on Money In Politics, Campaign Finance Reform and Constitutional Convention.
REDISTRICTING IN COLORADO
Toni Larson, LWVCO VP and LWVCO representative on the Fair District Coalition
Provided an update on the LWVCO lead efforts to establish an independent commission to draw fair congressional district lines. Fair Districts Colorado Fact Sheet 2017
Click here to read League’s Position on Redistricting (where we stand).
FAIR DISTRICTS COLORADO
Redistricting Reform Action
A bipartisan coalition (Fair Districts Colorado) backed by two former governors on Wednesday took the first step toward putting redistricting reform on the 2018 ballot, filing three initiatives that the group hopes will lead to more competitive elections in Colorado. The three ballot initiatives seek to dilute the influence of the two major political parties in the state’s redistricting process by putting more unaffiliated voters on the commissions tasked with drawing the lines for state legislative and congressional districts.
Fair Districts Colorado led by the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Colorado and former state Rep. Kathleen Curry, a political independent, the effort has some high-profile backers in both parties.
Fair Districts Colorado Fact Sheet 2017
Click here to read League’s Position on Redistricting (where we stand).
COMING THIS FALL!
ELECTION INFORMATION
AT YOUR FINGER TIPS
