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Colorado Secretary
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Colorado Secretary
of State Jena Griswold
www.coloradosos.gov

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Jena Griswold

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2023 Special District Frequent and Annual Filing Calendar

Calendar version (PDF)

Regular Biennial Special District Election: May 2, 2023

Special District Election questions should be directed to the Designated Election Official or the Department of Local Affairs. Campaign Finance questions should be directed to the Secretary of State’s office.

Small-Scale Issue Committees (SSIC) only file disclosure reports once they exceed $5,000 in aggregate activity and are then subject to the disclosure requirements of 1-45-108, C.R.S.

Frequent calendar

This calendar applies to (Refer to Campaign Finance Rule 17):

  • Candidates and candidate committees whose office appear on the May 2, 2023 Special District Election ballot.
    Note: Filing, by special district candidates or special district candidate committees, is only required when more than $200 in the aggregate is raised or spent.
  • Issue Committees whose issue attempts access to or appears on the May 2, 2023 Special District Election ballot
  • All other active special district committees (political and small donor committees, 527 political organizations, independent expenditure committees) whose candidates or issues attempts access to or appears on the May 2, 2023 Special District Election ballot
Report due date Reporting period

April 11, 2023
21st day before the election

April 27, 2022 or May 29, 2022 - April 6, 2023

April 28, 2023
Friday before the election

April 7, 2023 - April 23, 2023

May 2, 2023

Regular Biennial Special District Election

June 6, 2023
35th day after the election

April 24, 2023 - June 1, 2023

Infrequent / Annual calendar

This calendar applies to (Refer to Campaign Finance Rule 17):

  • Candidates and candidate committees whose office does not appear on the May 2, 2023 Special District Election ballot
  • Issue committees whose issue does not attempt access to or appear on the May 2, 2023 Special District Election ballot

An annual report must be filed by committees that remain open (i.e. those not yet terminated) no later than the first business day of the month in which the anniversary of the election occurs.

Report due date Reporting period

May 1, 2023
Annual report

April 27, 2022 or May 29, 2022 - April 26, 2023

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).