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

Rules as Adopted - Clean

May 13, 2011

New Rule 4.27 is adopted as follows:
4.27	In accordance with the decision of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Sampson v. Buescher, Nos. 08-1389, 08-1415 (10th Cir. 2010), an issue committee shall not be subject to any of the requirements of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution or Article 45 of Title 1, C.R.S., until the issue committee has accepted $5,000 or more in contributions or made expenditures of $5,000 or more during an election cycle.  An issue committee that accepts $5,000 or more in contributions or makes expenditures of $5,000 or more during an election cycle shall register with the appropriate officer within 10 calendar days of accepting or making such contributions and expenditures.
a.	Contributions received and expenditures made prior to reaching the $5,000 threshold are not required to be reported.  Contributions received and expenditures made after reaching the $5,000 threshold shall be reported in accordance with the reporting schedule specified in section 1-45-108(2)(a), C.R.S.
b.	An issue committee shall provide the committee’s balance on the date of committee registration as a “beginning balance” on the committee’s initial Report of Contributions and Expenditures.
c.	For purposes of this rule, an election cycle shall be the two-year house of representatives election cycle.