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Causes: Arts & Culture, Printing & Publishing
Mission: The interests of the rocky mountain foundation are constitutional liberties and the individual rights of citizens, with emphasis on first amendment right, elections, government transparency and accountability, open records and open meetings, due process, and equal protection of the laws. It will engage in litigation as well as provide monetary support for legal expenses to other organizations engaged in litigation on these issues. It will also inform legislative policy, perform independent research and analysis in the foregoing subject areas. Lastly, the organization will use generally available means of education and communication to illuminate and share public debates especially as its subjects of interest appear to bear upon the citizens of colorado and the region.
Programs: Advocating for voters' right to a secret ballot that benefits all 3 million voters in the state of colorado for all future elections. In addition to funding public policy litigation, volunteers have served on rule-making committees to influence policy decisions with a key focus on litigation and education on voter rights.
worked to clarify that any individual or organization may file complaints on behalf of voters through public policy litigation that affects the 3 million voters in the state of colorado.
supported rights of all citizens to access certain election records as public record under the colorado open records act (cora) through litigation, volunteer educational efforts, speeches, online information, postings on social media and reponding to individual emails.