Contribution limits — CO (2024)

Codified contribution caps and filing thresholds. Federal rows cite 11 CFR §110 and 52 USC §30116. State rows cite each state's campaign-finance statute. Per the no-vendors rule, every dollar amount on this page points at a primary source — click a citation to read the underlying regulation.

Contribution caps

Individual

Recipient	Cap	Citation
State legislative candidate	$250 /election	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.
Statewide candidate	$800 /election	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.
PAC	no limit	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.
State/local party	$42,535 /election	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.

Multicandidate PAC

Recipient	Cap	Citation
State legislative candidate	$350 /election	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.
Statewide candidate	$900 /election	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.
State/local party	no limit	Colo. Const. art. XXVIII §3; C.R.S. §1-45-103.7 Colorado: amounts per election cycle for candidates ($800 to governor; $250 to legislative per cycle). Inflation-indexed by SOS annually.

Filing thresholds

Trigger	Amount	Action	Citation
Contribution itemization	$20 (aggregate)	itemize	C.R.S. §1-45-108 ($200 trigger; $20 itemization) Contributions from a single source aggregating over this amount must be itemized (donor name, address, date, amount) on the state campaign-finance report.
PAC registration trigger	$200 (per calendar year)	register	C.R.S. §1-45-108 ($200 trigger; $20 itemization)

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