Amendments Adopted July 16, 2008

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

Additions to the current rules are reflected in small caps.  Deletions from current rules are shown in stricken type.  Annotations may be included.

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 one or more of the an LLC’s member(s) shall report the contributor as the member or members to whom the contribution was attributed LLC.  The contributor shall not be reported as the LLC if the contribution is attributed to one or more of the LLC’s members 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Rule 6.4 is repealed as follows:
6.4	Repealed.Political organizations. 
6.4.1 	If any person believes that a political organization has violated the provisions of section 1-45-108.5, C.R.S., the person may file a written complaint with the Secretary of State.
a.	The complaint shall include the information required by, and shall be submitted in accordance with Rule 6.3.  
b.	If the complaint is complete, the secretary of state shall promptly transmit the complaint to the Division of Administrative Hearings in the Department of Personnel and Administration for consideration by an administrative law judge in accordance with Rule 6.3. 
c.	A political organization that has violated section 1-45-108.5, C.R.S. shall not be subject to fines, but shall be ordered to comply with the requirements of section 1-45-108.5, C.R.S.
Rule 10 is amended as follows:
10.	Recall Elections for State Office
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.