This secretive group warps democracy in Colorado

By: Quentin Young

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 1 day, 7 hours ago

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In Colorado, “citizen” too often means a secretive group of rich conservatives out to reshape state law in their image.

The group, Advance Colorado, uses the citizen initiative process to put right-wing ballot measures before voters, who might not see through dumbed-down language or misleading campaigns.

Republicans in Colorado have never been in more disarray. The state party is in chaos, and Democrats have enjoyed trifecta statehouse dominance since 2019. Into that void came Advance, …

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