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

Rules as Adopted - Clean

May 23, 2012

Amendments to Rule 6 are adopted as follows:
6.1	The appropriate filing officer for a state or county political party is the Secretary of State. Therefore, state and county political parties are subject to the requirements of section 1‑45‑109(1)(c), C.R.S., and must file reports with the Secretary of State. [Article XXVIII Section 2(1); section 1‑45‑109(1)(c), C.R.S.]
6.1.1	Repealed.
6.2	Transfers of money within a party
6.2.1	A party may transfer money from one level of the organization to another without limit.
6.2.2	Transfers of money within a party shall be disclosed as “other income” in accordance with Rule 10.12.
6.3 	Home rule jurisdictions
6.3.1 	Rule 6.1 does not apply to a political party in a home rule jurisdiction that reports in accordance with Rule 14.4.
6.3.2	If a political party receives contributions into a separate account in accordance with Rule 14.4, the party may not transfer funds from that account to other county parties or to a state party.
The following annotation is added to Rule 15.6:
15.6	An issue committee supporting or opposing a recall election is not required to register with the appropriate officer until the committee has accepted $5,000 or more in contributions or made expenditures of $5,000 or more in support of or opposition to the recall.
[Sampson v. Buescher, 625 F.3d 1247 (10th Cir. 2010)]
The Denver District Court declared Rule 4.27, the predecessor to Rule 4.1, invalid in Common Cause et. al v. Gessler, 2011 CV 4164. The Secretary has appealed the decision, and accordingly will not enforce the related Rule 15.6 unless or until the Colorado appellate courts reverse the District Court’s decision. The Secretary will revive Rule 15.6 if the appellate courts reverse the decision.