Amendments Adopted July 16, 2008

SECRETARY OF STATE
[8 CCR 1505-6]
RULES CONCERNING CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE 

Rule 4.21 is amended as follows:
4.21	Disclosure of contributions by Limited Liability Companies (LLCs).  [1-45-103.7(5), (6), (7), and (8)]
4.21.1	The written affirmation provided by an LLC in accordance with section 1-45-103.7, C.R.S., shall include the names and addresses of the LLC’s members and describe how the contribution is to be attributed to the LLC’s members.
4.21.2	The affirmation shall include the occupation and employer of any member to whom a contribution of one hundred dollars ($100) or more is attributed.
4.21.3 	A committee that receives a permissible contribution from an LLC that is attributed to an LLC’s member(s) shall report the contributor as the LLC.  The contributor shall not be reported as the member(s) to whom the contribution was attributed.
4.21.4	Any contributions received by a committee from an LLC that does not comply with the affirmation requirements set forth in section 1-45-103.7, C.R.S., and this Rule 4.21 shall be returned to the contributor within thirty (30) days.
4.21.5 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 4.1, each contribution received from an LLC shall be listed individually on disclosure reports, regardless of the dollar amount.  Disclosure shall include the name and address of the LLC.
4.21.6	Pursuant to section 1-45-103.7(5)(d)(II), C.R.S., any contribution from an LLC that is attributed to its individual member(s) shall be subject to the contribution limits established in section 3 of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, as adjusted by Rule 12, for the LLC and for the individual member(s) that the contribution is attributed to.
4.21.6.1	Notwithstanding the amounts attributed to each individual member of an LLC, no LLC shall be permitted to make a contribution that exceeds the limit for a “person” established in section 3 of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, as adjusted by Rule 12.
Rule 6.4 is repealed as follows:
6.4	Repealed.
Rule 10 is amended as follows:
10.	Recall Elections
New rules 10.5 and 10.6 are adopted as follows:
10.5	Any issue committee whose purpose is to support or oppose the recall of any elected official shall follow the filing calendar established in section 1-45-108 (6), C.R.S.
10.6	Any political committee supporting or opposing any candidate, in a recall election, shall follow the filing calendar established in section 1-45-108 (2.7), C.R.S.
New rule 13 is adopted as follows:
13.	Personal Financial Disclosures [C.R.S. 1-45-110, C.R.S. 24-6-202, Colorado Constitution Article XXVIII, Section 10 (2)]
13.1	In accordance with the disclosure requirements set forth in section 1-45-110 (2)(a) and (b), C.R.S., a candidate shall not be required to file a disclosure statement if the candidate filed either a complete or amended disclosure statement less than ninety days prior to filing a candidate affidavit.
13.2	If a candidate affidavit is filed ninety days or more after filing a disclosure statement, an amended disclosure statement shall satisfy the disclosure requirements.
13.3	If a candidate withdraws from candidacy by submitting appropriate documentation before filing the disclosure statement required in section 1-45-110 (2)(a), C.R.S., such candidate shall not be required to file a disclosure statement, but any fines that the candidate accrued, for failure to file a disclosure statement prior to withdrawing shall remain in effect.