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Ohio Dark-Money Group Spends $2.2M on Colorado Mail-Ballot Measure
The committee is the only donor to the ballot effort, which would require voters to add identifying information to mail ballots or have them set aside.
Between June 1 and July 1, the Coalition for American Prosperity and Growth donated $2.2 million to the Colorado Voter Trust Initiative, backing Initiative 362 to tighten mail-ballot requirements.
Initiative 362, filed by former El Paso County elections official Chuck Broerman and Republican attorney Suzanne Taheri, requires voters to include ID numbers on mail ballots; supporters claim it ensures ballot security.
The Coalition is not registered as a business in Colorado and lists a UPS store address in Colorado Springs, what some call a 'dark-money' tactic to hide benefactors.
Opponents argue Colorado's existing signature verification system is already secure, warning that additional barriers could lead to unnecessary ballot rejection.
Initiative 362 requires support from at least 55% of voters to amend the state constitution and will appear alongside as many as 14 other measures on the November ballot.