Preliminary Draft of Proposed Rules

Office of the Colorado Secretary of State
Rules Concerning Campaign and Political Finance
8 CCR 1505-6

August 7, 2012

Disclaimer:
In accordance with the State Administrative Procedure Act, this draft is filed with the Secretary of State and submitted to the Department of Regulatory Agencies.

This is a preliminary draft of the proposed rules that may be revised before the September 18, 2012 rulemaking hearing. If changes are made, a revised copy of the proposed rules will be available to the public and a copy will be posted on the Department of State’s website no later than September 13, 2012.

Proposed additions to the current rules are reflected in small caps.
Proposed deletions from current rules are shown in stricken type.
(Annotations) may be included.

Amendments to Rule 3.1:
3.1	Political committees and small donor committees shall not make contributions to issue committees or other political committees, except to the extent that a contribution is for the purchase of event tickets, merchandise, or services. [Article XXVIII, Section 2(12)(a)]

Amendments to Rule 7.1.1(e):
(e)	Deposit Federal PAC funds into a separate account that is used for the Federal PAC exclusively, in accordance with Article XXVIII, Section 3(9) and Rule 4.18 10.11. The Federal PAC may, but is not required to, segregate funds intended to support or oppose state or local candidates in Colorado.