Preliminary Draft of Proposed Rules

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

September 15, 2015

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 October 15, 2015 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 October 9, 2015.
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Rule 2.3.2 is repealed and Rule 2.3.1 is incorporated into main Rule 2.3 as follows: 
2.3	Candidate affidavits. 2.3.1	A candidate required to file with the Secretary of State must file a candidate affidavit electronically using the Secretary of State’s online campaign finance filing system. [Sections 1-45-110(1) and 24-21-111, C.R.S.] 
2.3.2	A candidate running for a Junior College Board of Trustees need not file a candidate affidavit. [Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 2(2) and section 23-71-110, C.R.S. See also Rule 14.]
Rule 9.1 is amended as follows: 
9.1	The candidate, registered agent, and designated filing agent must sign the initial registration form. The candidate, registered agent, or designated filing agent may sign any subsequent amended registration form or disclosure report. The registered agent or a designated filing agent for any committee must sign the committee’s registration form and all disclosure reports. For registration forms and reports filed by a candidate or candidate committee, the candidate must sign. [Sections 1-45-108(3), (5), and (6), C.R.S.] 
Rule 10.8.1 is amended as follows: 
10.8.1	If a candidate does not accept voluntary spending limits, the candidate may make unlimited contributions from his or her personal funds to his or her candidate committee. Such contributions count toward the limit on political party contributions in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3(3)(d), and Section 4(2).