Campaign Integrity Watchdog LLC v. Colorado Republican Party Independent Expenditure Committee

Opinion by

JUDGE NAVARRO

¶ 1 Campaign Integrity Watchdog LLC (CIW) alleges that the Colorado Republican Party Independent Expenditure Committee (CORE) violated various campaign finance laws. An administrative law judge (ALJ) dismissed CIWs claims. CIW appeals, but we affirm the ALJ’s order. In doing so, we hold that the applicable campaign finance provisions do not require an independent expenditure committee (IEC) to disclose a donation unless the donation was given for the purpose of making an independent expenditure.

I. Factual and Procedural History

¶ 2 According to CIWs complaint, its claims…