From The Denver Post:  A conservative group’s film that was poised to take aim at Gov. John Hickenlooper and the influence of liberal advocacy doesn’t merit an exemption from election finance laws, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office ruled Thursday afternoon.

Citizens United, the Virginia-based nonprofit behind the 2010 Supreme Court decision that loosened election-spending rules on corporations, intended to release the film in September, about two months before the general election.

“Under a plain-language analysis, petitioner’s forthcoming documentary is an electioneering communication,” Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert stated.

Citizens United sought the same protections against disclosure that are given to the media.

“Broadcasters and publishers do not seek to influence elections as their primary objective,” Staiert wrote in her decision.

That means if the documentary is made, Citizens United would have to say who paid for it.

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