“The Aurora City Attorney’s Office is still reviewing the lawsuit, so it would be improper for us to comment on it at this time. However, the CAO defends any policy or law that is supported by the city council as a body, says Ryan Luby, a spokesperson for the city.
Coffman s suit claims that the ordinance s prohibition on a political candidate campaigning for other candidates or ballot initiatives is unconstitutional. It also argues that the ordinance prohibiting coordination among election campaign committees is unconstitutional; under the current rule, for example, two campaigns are not allowed to share the same consultant, the lawsuit asserts. It also takes issue with expanded disclaimer requirements for electioneering communications and independent expenditures, aspects of the ordinance that he says are unconstitutional.