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

Rules as Adopted - Clean

August 15, 2012

Amendments to Rule 4.3:
4.3	An issue committee must file on a frequent filing schedule once it has spent money to support or oppose ballot issues or ballot questions, or potential ballot issues or ballot questions on an upcoming ballot. See Rule 17.2.3.
Amendments to Rule 5.1.2:
5.1.2	These requirements do not apply to bumper stickers, pins, buttons, pens, and similar small items upon which the disclaimer cannot be reasonably printed.
Amendments to Rule 6:
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6.1.1	Repealed.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 must be disclosed as “other income” in accordance with Rule 10.12.
6.3 	Home rule jurisdictions
6.3.1	A political party in a home rule jurisdiction that maintains a separate account in accordance with Rule 14.4 may not include contributions to, or expenditures, from that separate account in reports filed with the Secretary of State.
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.
Amendments to Rule 16.6:
16.6	A special district candidate is not required to file disclosure reports if:
16.6.1	The special district candidate affidavit, the filed self-nomination and acceptance form or letter, or the affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate contains a statement substantially stating, “I will not, in my campaign for this office, receive contributions or make expenditures exceeding $200 in the aggregate during the election cycle, however, if I do so, I will thereafter file all disclosure reports required under the fair campaign practices act;” and
16.6.2	The candidate does not accept contributions or make expenditures exceeding $200 in the aggregate during the election cycle. 
[Article XXVIII, Section 2(2) and section 1‑45‑108(1), C.R.S.]
Amendments to Rule 17.2.4:
17.2.4	An issue committee must notify the Secretary of State within ten days after deciding that it will support or oppose ballot issues or ballot questions, or potential ballot issues or ballot questions on an upcoming ballot.
(a)	Once an issue committee notifies the Secretary of State of its active status under this Rule, the Secretary will place the committee on a frequent filing calendar.
(b)	Once an issue committee has declared its committee filing status as frequent or infrequent in a particular year, the committee must follow the appropriate filing schedule for the remainder of that election cycle, except that an inactive committee may change its status to active at any time.