Coordinated / Biennial School Board Election: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
This calendar applies to (refer to Campaign Finance Rule 17):
- County Candidates and Candidate Committees whose office does not attempt access to or appear on the November 7, 2023 Coordinated / Biennial School Election ballot
- Junior College Board of Trustee Candidates (for Northwestern Community college) whose office does not attempt access to or appear on the November 7, 2023 Coordinated / Biennial School Election ballot
- County Issue Committees (IC) whose issue does not attempt access to or appear on the November 7, 2023 Coordinated / Biennial School Election ballot
- County Political Parties (PP)*
- County Political Committees (PC)*
- County Small Donor Committees (SDC)*
- County 527 Political Organizations (527 PO)*
- County Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC)*
*Any candidate, party or committee, except for Issues Committee, participating in the November 7, 2023, Biennial School Election must file disclosure reports according to the 2023 Biennial School Election schedule. You must notify Campaign Finance Support to update your filing schedule immediately upon participation in the Biennial School Election.
Small-Scale Issue Committees (SSIC) are not required to file disclosure reports until they exceed $5,000 in activity. After filing an initial disclosure report and converting to an Issue Committee, SSICs are subject to the disclosure requirements of 1-45-108(2), C.R.S.
The following types of supplemental reports may be required dependent on activity:
- Regular Biennial School Electioneering Communication (if the communication mentions school board candidates) time period starts 60 days (September 8, 2023) before the Biennial School Election.
- 24-Hour Notice of Major Contributor (MC) report period starts 30 days before the Biennial School Election and concludes the day before the election. Report is due within 24 hours of receiving a major contribution. Applies to candidate committees whose office appears on the Biennial School Board Election ballot. This also applies to Issue Committees whether they are or are not participating in the election.
- 48-Hour Notice of Independent Expenditure (IE) report period starts 30 days before the election and concludes the day before the election. Report is due within 48 hours of spending. Only applies to IECs.
Am I a state, county or municipal candidate or committee?
If you are unsure if you are a state, county, or municipal candidate or committee, contact our office at 303-894-2200, ext. 6383 or cpfhelp@coloradosos.gov for assistance.
2023 Calendar
| Report due date | Reporting period |
|---|---|
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September 8, 2023 |
Starts the 60 day period before the Biennial School Board Election for Biennial School Electioneering Communication and concludes on November 6, 2023 |
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October 8, 2023 |
Starts the 30 day period before the Biennial School Board Election for 24-Hr. MC & 48-Hr. IE reports and concludes on November 6, 2023 |
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November 1, 2023 |
October 28, 2022 - October 27, 2023 |
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November 7, 2023 |
Coordinated Election / Biennial School Board Election |
I have questions.
Contact our office at 303-894-2200, ext. 6383 or cpfhelp@coloradosos.gov for assistance, or review the Colorado Campaign and Political Finance manual (PDF).