COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE

8 CCR 1505-6
Rules Concerning Campaign and Political Finance

Rules as Adopted – Redline
September 15, 2015

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[Current 8 CCR 1505-6 is amended as follows:]
Rule 2.3.2 is repealed and Rule 2.3.1 is incorporated into main Rule 2.3: 
2.3	Candidate affidavits. 2.3.1	A candidate required to file with the Secretary of State must file a candidate affidavit electronically using the Secretary of State’s online campaign finance filing system. [Sections 1-45-110(1) and 24-21-111, C.R.S.] 
2.3.2	A candidate running for a Junior College Board of Trustees need not file a candidate affidavit. [Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 2(2) and section 23-71-110, C.R.S. See also Rule 14.]
Amended Rule 9.1: 
9.1	The candidate, registered agent, and designated filing agent must sign the initial registration form. The candidate, registered agent, or designated filing agent may sign any subsequent amended registration form or disclosure report. The registered agent or a designated filing agent for any committee must sign the committee’s registration form and all disclosure reports. For registration forms and reports filed by a candidate or candidate committee, the candidate must sign. [Sections 1-45-108(3), (5), and (6), C.R.S.] 
Amended Rule 10.8.1:
10.8.1	If a candidate does not accept voluntary spending limits, the candidate may make unlimited contributions from his or her personal funds to his or her candidate committee. Such contributions count toward the limit on political party contributions in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(3)(d), and Section 4(2).