Coffman Announces Campaign Finance Training for Political Candidates and Issue Committees

Regional training offered as the 2008 elections approach

Denver, October 1, 2007 – Secretary of State Mike Coffman announced the next local campaign finance regional training will be held in Colorado Springs.

WHO: All local and state candidates, campaign staff, and issue committee representatives are welcome to attend.

WHAT: The Secretary of State staff will be presenting two classes in each location. One class focuses on the laws and rules surrounding campaign and political finance while the other class has been designed as a hands-on training with the online filing system. The online class is presented to assist filers with learning how to use the system, which is especially helpful for those state committees who will be required to file electronically after October 1. County candidates and committees are also welcomed and encouraged to attend the online class because they can voluntary file electronically.

WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2007

WHERE: Colorado Technical University, 4435 North Chestnut Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Candidate and issue committees are required to file financial records with the Secretary of State’s office throughout the election cycle, including itemizing the contributions they receive and the expenditures they make. Coffman’s administration recently replaced the paper-filing provisions with an electronic filing requirement, so the public can gain immediate access to the finances of political committees online.

Full details are available at the Campaign Finance page of the Secretary of State’s website, Campaign Finance Training Classes.