| Notice Filed with SOS |
06/15/2023 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2023-00317.pdf |
| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2023-00317.pdf |
| Statutory Authority |
Article XXVIII, Sections 8 and 9(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution and Sections 1-1-107(2)(a), 1-45-109(5)(e), 1-45-109(6)(a), and 1-45-111.5(1), C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
The Colorado Department of State is considering amendments to the campaign and political finance rules to ensure uniform and proper administration, implementation, and enforcement of Colorado campaign finance laws. Specifically, the Department is considering additional rule amendments including revisions necessary to ensure proper administration of legislation recently passed by the Colorado General Assembly, Senate Bills 22-237 and 23-276. This includes establishing reporting requirements for independent expenditures, direct ballot measure expenditures, and earmarked contributions and expenditures; detailing when an organization meets the major purpose standard; establishing a pleading threshold for all complaints submitted to the Elections Divisions campaign and political finance enforcement team; establishing an enforcement structure for complaints about the content of personal finance disclosures and a corresponding fine schedule; recodifying definitions rules in Rule 24.2 to Rule 1 and establishing new definition rules; eliminating obsolete provisions; simplifying the language of existing rules; removing language that is duplicative of statute or constitutional provisions; and ensuring consistency with Department rulemaking standards. The Department may consider additional rule amendments. Please see attached Notice of Permanent Rulemaking including a Draft Statement of Basis. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The Colorado Department of State has considered amendments to the campaign and political finance rules to ensure uniform and proper administration, implementation, and enforcement of Colorado campaign finance laws. Specifically, the Department has considered additional rule amendments including revisions necessary to ensure proper administration of legislation recently passed by the Colorado General Assembly, Senate Bills 22-237 and 23-276. This included establishing reporting requirements for independent expenditures, direct ballot measure expenditures, and earmarked contributions and expenditures; detailing when an organization meets the major purpose standard; establishing a pleading threshold for all complaints submitted to the Elections Divisions campaign and political finance enforcement team; establishing an enforcement structure for complaints about the content of personal finance disclosures and a corresponding fine schedule; recodifying definitions rules in Rule 24.2 to Rule 1 and establishing new definition rules; eliminating obsolete provisions; simplifying the language of existing rules; removing language that is duplicative of statute or constitutional provisions; and ensuring consistency with Department rulemaking standards. The Department considered additional rule amendments. Please see attached Notice of Permanent Adoption including a Statement of Basis. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2023-00317.pdf
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| Comments |
The audio recording for the rulemaking hearing conducted on July 20, 2023, is located at: https://csos.granicus.com/player/clip/395?view_id=1&redirect=true&h=0292671b88a02241044736bbdea52338. |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
Senate Bills 22-237 & 23-276
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| Hearing Date |
07/20/2023 |
| Hearing Time |
01:00 PM |
| Hearing Location |
Please see the Additional Information section for details. |
| Contact Name |
Shannon Kenney |
| Contact Title |
Rulemaking and Legislative Policy Analyst |
| Contact Telephone |
303.894.2200 x6124 |
| Contact email |
SoS.Rulemaking@coloradosos.gov |