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Our Work
The ACE Team conducts programming to promote more competitive elections, starting locally in Colorado. Below you will find recent projects and activities, including our recent 2025 Fort Collins Local Exit Poll, our 2025 Colorado Limited Election Observation, and much more to come!
Recent Success Story - Impact
Party Development Workshops
Communications Series
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Campaign Manager Trainings
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Digital and AI Tools
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Coalition Building
Election Observation
Upcoming Observation
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Why/how to support
ACE conducted a limited local election observation mission in Fort Collins, Boulder, and Longmont during the 2025 municipal election period. Operating in a private-citizen capacity due to Colorado’s observer restrictions, the team conducted qualitative interviews with candidates, campaign staff, officials, and civic organizations to assess the competitiveness and accessibility of local elections. The mission provides an early foundation for more robust observation efforts in future cycles.
Research and Polling
ACE conducted a non-probability exit poll of Fort Collins voters during the November 1–5, 2025 local election, the city’s first to use ranked choice voting. Seven trained interviewers collected 85 responses at three high-traffic ballot drop boxes to capture voter experiences, preferences, and views on RCV. The results provide a snapshot of how voters engaged with the new system and how they perceive minor-party and independent candidates.
Support the ACE Mission
Your support for ACE empowers us to create a multiparty political ecosystem in the United States by developing political parties into institutional competitors.