A ballot measure to make it harder for government contractors — and unions that represent government workers — to give political contributions has been placed on the November ballot.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Coffman’s office said Thursday it will have to do a closer count of the signatures gathered for another initiative aimed at preserving government affirmative-action programs.
Coffman on Thursday designated as Amendment 54 a measure that says that the owners and officers of companies or organizations that have sole-source government contracts worth more than $100,000 cannot give political contributions to candidates or parties during the term of the contract and for two years after it ends.
The measure defines unions that have collective bargaining agreements with governments as sole-source contractors.
