Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman sues city over new campaign finance law ‘designed to silence him’

The law limits donations from individuals and committees to $1,000 in at-large and mayor races and $400 for city council wards. It also bans contributions from "artificial persons" and increases transparency of donations and enforcement of regulations. The ordinance was endorsed by organizations including CleanSlateNow Action, PDA Colorado, Our Revolution Metro Denver, Colorado Working Families Party, Colorado Common Cause, DSA Colorado, Indivisible CD6, The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy Enter Colorado.

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