COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE

8 CCR 1505-6
Rules Concerning Campaign and Political Finance

Rules as Adopted – Redline
June 28, 2019

(Additions to the current rules are reflected in small caps and deletions from current rules are shown in stricken type. Publication instructions/notes may be included):
Amendments to Rule 10.17, temporarily adopted on 3/29/2019, regarding campaign finance contribution limits, will expire on 7/27/2019. Rule 10.17 is re-adopted on a temporary basis and effective 7/27/19 as follows to carry the rule through until it may be adopted and effective on a permanent basis. The Secretary of State issued a Notice of Permanent Rulemaking on 6/14/2019.
10.17	Current adjusted limits
10.17.1	Adjusted limits made in the first quarter of 2019 and effective until the next adjustment is made in 2023:
(a)	There is no adjustment to the contribution limits on individual donations to small donor committees outlined in Article XXVIII, Section 2(14).
(b)	The aggregate limits on contributions from any person for a primary or a general election, described in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(1), are adjusted as follows:
(1)	$625 to any one:
(A)	Governor candidate committee for the primary election, and Governor and Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidate committee, as joint candidates under section 1-1-104, C.R.S., or any successor section, for the general election;
(B)	Secretary of State, State Treasurer, or Attorney General candidate committee.
(2)	There is no adjustment to the limits on contributions to any one State Senate, State House of Representatives, State Board of Education, Regent of the University of Colorado, or any District Attorney candidate committee.
(c)	The aggregate limits on contributions from a small donor committee for a primary or a general election, described in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(2), are adjusted as follows:
(1)	$6,750 to any one:
(A)	Governor candidate committee for the primary election, and Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidate committee, as joint candidates under section 1-1-104, C.R.S., or any successor section, for the general election;
(B)	Secretary of State, State Treasurer, or Attorney General candidate committee; and
(2)	$2,675 to any one State Senate, State House of Representatives, State Board of Education, Regent of the University of Colorado, or any District Attorney candidate committee.
(d)	The aggregate limits on contributions from any person to a political party, described in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(3)(a), are adjusted as follows:
(1)	$4,025 per year at the state, county, district, and local level combined; and
(2)	Of such, no more than $3,350 at the state level.
(e)	The aggregate limits on contributions from a small donor committee to a political party, described in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(3)(b), are adjusted as follows:
(1)	$20,325 per year at the state, county, district, and local level combined; and
(2)	Of such, no more than $16,925 at the state level.
(f)	The aggregate limits on pro-rata contributions or dues made to political committees, described in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(5), are adjusted to $625 per house of representatives election cycle.
(g)	This table contains the contribution limits listed in subsections (a)-(g).

Contributor:
Recipient	Natural Person	Person, other than a natural person	Political committee	Small donor committee	Political party	
Political committee	$625 per election cycle	$625 per election cycle	$625 per election cycle	$625 per election cycle	$625 per election cycle	
Small donor committee	$50 per year	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	
Governor (governor & lt. governor)	$625 per election cycle*	$625 per election cycle*	$625 per election cycle*	$6,750 per election cycle*	$679,025 per election cycle	
Secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general	$625 per election cycle*	$625 per election cycle*	$625 per election cycle*	$6,750 per election cycle*	$135,775 per election cycle	
State senate	$200 per election cycle*	$200 per election cycle*	$200 per election cycle*	$2,675 per election cycle*	$24,425 per election cycle	
State house of representatives, state board of education, regent of the University of Colorado, district attorney	$200 per election cycle*	$200 per election cycle*	$200 per election cycle*	$2,675 per election cycle*	$17,625 per election cycle	
Political party	$4,025 ($3,350 at the state level) per year	$4,025 ($3,350 at the state level) per year	$4,025 ($3,350 at the state level) per year	$20,325 ($16,925 at the state level) per year	Transfers within a party may be made without limitation.	
* A candidate may accept the contribution limit for both the primary election and the general election.
(h)	The voluntary spending limits for a candidate described in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 4(1), are adjusted as follows:
(1)	The spending limit for Governor, and Governor and Lieutenant Governor as joint candidates under section 1-1-104, C.R.S., or any successor section is adjusted to $3,395,275.
(2)	The spending limit for a candidate for Secretary of State, Attorney General, or Treasurer is adjusted to $679,025.
(3)	The spending limit for a candidate for State Senate is adjusted to $122,200.
(4)	The spending limit for a candidate for State House of Representatives, State Board of Education, Regent of the University of Colorado, or any District Attorney is adjusted to $88,225.

Candidate	Voluntary Spending Limit	
Governor, and Governor and Lieutenant Governor as joint candidates	$3,395,275	
Secretary of State, Attorney General, or State Treasurer	$679,025	
State Senate	$122,200	
State House of Representatives, State Board of Education, Regent of the University of Colorado, or District Attorney	$88,225