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Colorado Secretary of State
The mission of the Department of State is to collect, secure, and make accessible a wide variety of public records, ensure the integrity of elections, and enhance commerce.
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The Secretary of State is an elected member of the Executive Branch of Colorado's state government. Elected every four years, the Secretary of State serves as the chief executive of an office that oversees and administers that oversees and administers many laws, including: business and commercial statutes for profit and nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trade names, secured transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code and miscellaneous liens, Colorado Election Code, Voter Registration Law, Campaign Finance Laws, Lobbyist Regulation, Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act, Bingo and Raffles Laws, and Notaries Public Laws.
These varied duties are divided primarily between the Business & Licensing and Elections Divisions.
Candidate Comparison
Compiled from publicly available sources (CPR News voter guide, The Colorado Sun issue guide, Ballotpedia, campaign coverage), as well as their own remarks (both candidates agreed to be interviewed by Indivisible NOCO). Entries reflect each candidate’s own stated positions; cells are left blank where the candidate did not address that issue on the record.
