Lawn Chair Chats

Hosted by the campaign finance support team.

What are lawn chair chats?
These chats are informal discussions about campaign finance related topics. It's a great way to increase your knowledge or get clarification on a specific topic. If you have a topic suggestion email our campaign finance team at cpfhelp@coloradosos.gov.

Upcoming chat sessions

Forthcoming

Past chat sessions

Note: The content/materials in this section are current as of the date listed for the Chat. If you are viewing these items later, please be aware that changes to the laws and/or rules may have occurred. Therefore, you’ll want to review the Colorado Campaign and Political Finance Manual for the most current regulations.

Date & time	Topic	Agenda & materials	Meeting info
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST	The School Board / Coordinated Election is over, now what?	Agenda 11/29/2023 (PDF) Presentation 11/29/2023 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 11/29/2023 - The School Board / Coordinated Election is over, now what? (MP4)
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST	Supplemental reports: 24-Hour major contributor and 48-Hour independent expenditure reports	Presentation 10/04/2023 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 10/04/2023 - Supplemental reports: 24-Hour major contributor and 48-Hour independent expenditure reports (MP4)
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST	Political parties and their new registered & designated filing agents	Presentation 9/06/2023 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 9/06/2023 - Political parties and their new registered & designated filing agents (MP4)
Thursday, August 10, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST	Disclaimer / Paid for by statements	Presentation 8/10/2023 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 8/10/2023 - Disclaimer / Paid for by statements (MP4)
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST	School board candidates & their candidate committees	Handout 7/26/2023 (PDF) Presentation 7/26/2023 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 7/26/2023 - School board candidates & their candidate committees (MP4)
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 3:00 PM MST	Unexpended Campaign Funds, filing a Termination report, and Reporting of rollover funds for candidate committees who are not terminating	Agenda 11/30/2022 (PDF) Presentation 11/30/2022 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 11/30/2022 - Unexpended Campaign Funds, filing a Termination report, and Reporting of rollover funds for candidate committees who are not terminating (MP4)
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 3:00 PM MST	Campaign Finance 101 – Part 3 – Issue committees & small-scale issue committees	Agenda 7/13/2022 (PDF) Presentation 7/13/2022 (PDF)	Recorded meeting 7/13/2022 - Campaign Finance 101 – Part 3 – Issue committees & small-scale issue committees (MP4)
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 3:00 PM MST	Campaign Finance 101 – Part 2 – Political parties, political committees, and other non-candidate committees	Agenda 6/22/2022 (PDF) Non-candidate Committees (PDF)	Recorded meeting 6/22/2022 - Campaign Finance 101 – Part 2 – Political parties, political committees, and other non-candidate committees (MP4)
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:00 PM MST	Campaign Finance 101 – Part 1 – Candidates & candidate committees	Agenda 6/15/2022 (PDF) Candidates & Candidate Committees (PDF)	Recorded meeting 6/15/2022 - Campaign Finance 101 – Part 1 – Candidates & candidate committees (MP4)