Colorado ballot measure campaigns raise more than $20 million

More than $20 million raised

Roughly three dozen groups have collectively raised more than since July 1 for campaigns supporting or opposing Colorado’s statewide ballot measures. The money covers advocacy around 14 measures that voters will consider this fall.

The total combines fundraising by groups on both sides of the ballot fights. It is not an amount associated with one measure, one campaign or one position. The activity concerns ballot questions rather than a candidate contest, and voters will decide each measure separately.

The fundraising period began more than three months before Election Day. By late September, the groups’ combined collections had passed, establishing the financial scale of the campaigns before ballots begin reaching voters.

Colorado’s voting calendar

The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3. Colorado will begin mailing ballots Oct. 2, about a month before Election Day.

That schedule means campaigning over the measures will continue as the mail-ballot process begins. Groups supporting and opposing the measures are seeking to reach voters who may review and return their ballots before Nov. 3.

Understanding the total

The more than figure is a statewide aggregate across all 14 measures and roughly three dozen groups. It does not mean every measure or each side has attracted an equal share of the money.

Fundraising totals measure the resources collected for campaigning, not voter support. Colorado voters will determine the outcome of each measure through their ballots in the general election.