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Current rules & rulemaking status
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Proposed rules and notices of rulemaking
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Current rules & rulemaking status

* Published rules are official copies of current and past rules as published in the Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR).
** Unofficial copies are the adopted versions of rules, issued in anticipation of publication.

CCR #	Concerning	Effective date	Published rules*	Unofficial copies**	Rulemaking status
8 CCR 1505-1	Elections	9/4/2020	HTML	Index (HTML)	Temporary rules adopted 9/4/2020
8 CCR 1505-2	Bingo/Raffles	9/30/2017	HTML	PDF	Adopted 8/07/2017
8 CCR 1505-3	General Policies & Administration	10/30/2008	HTML	PDF	Amended 9/04/2008
8 CCR 1505-4	Colorado Central Indexing System Board	7/01/2003	HTML	n/a	Repealed 7/01/2003
8 CCR 1505-5	Colorado Central Information System Board	7/01/2003	HTML	n/a	Repealed 7/01/2003
8 CCR 1505-6	Campaign and Political Finance	8/10/2020	HTML	PDF	Temporary rules adopted 8/10/2020
8 CCR 1505-7	UCC Filing Office Rules	7/30/2013	HTML	PDF	Adopted 6/17/2013
8 CCR 1505-8	Lobbyist Regulation	1/30/2020	HTML	PDF	Adopted 12/13/2019
8 CCR 1505-9	Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act	7/15/2020	HTML	PDF	Temporary rules adopted 7/15/2020
8 CCR 1505-10	Electronic Recording Technology Grant Program	9/21/2006	HTML	PDF	Adopted 9/09/2004
8 CCR 1505-11	Notary Program	6/26/2020	HTML	PDF	Temporary rules adopted 6/26/2020
8 CCR 1505-12	Public Records Requested Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)	7/02/2006	HTML	PDF	Adopted 6/16/2006
8 CCR 1505-13	Address Confidentiality Program	10/15/2011	HTML	PDF	Repealed 10/15/2011
8 CCR 1505-14	Conflict of Interest Disclosures	1/01/2009	HTML	PDF	Adopted 11/13/2008

Rules pending effective date

Rule	Concerning	Status	Effective Date	Rule Text	History
8 CCR 1505-6	Campaign and Political Finance	Adopted on 8/10/2020 eDocket details	9/30/2020	PDF	7/16/2020 rulemaking hearing

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Proposed rules and notices of rulemaking

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Campaign & political finance

Rulemaking hearing dates and records (notices, proposed rules, and other information)

• 7/16/2020 - Uniform and proper administration of Colorado campaign finance law; ensure proper administration of legislation recently passed by the Colorado General Assembly; establish uniformity in the administration of current law; establish new definitions; clarify date of a contribution or donation; clarifying when a committee may file a termination report to terminate the committee; clarify rules concerning recall elections, local offices and home rule; clarify late filing penalties and waiver process; establish new complaint rules including rules for settlement of complaints.
  • Notice of Temporary & Permanent Adoption of CPF Rules - 8/10/2020 (PDF)
  • • Unofficial copy of CPF Rules as temporarily adopted 8/10/2020 (PDF)

Notice of temporary / emergency adoption

• 8/10/2020 - Uniform and proper administration of Colorado campaign finance law; ensure proper administration of legislation recently passed by the Colorado General Assembly; establish uniformity in the administration of current law; establish new definitions; clarify date of a contribution or donation; clarifying when a committee may file a termination report to terminate the committee; clarify rules concerning recall elections, local offices and home rule; clarify late filing penalties and waiver process; establish new complaint rules including rules for settlement of complaints. (PDF)

Charitable solicitations

Notice of temporary / emergency adoption

• 7/15/2020 – Re-adoption of Rule 5.7 Concerning Filing Deadlines and Extension of Filing Deadlines (PDF)
• 4/2/2020 – New Rule 5.7 Concerning Filing Deadlines and Extension of Filing Deadlines (PDF)

Elections

Rulemaking hearing dates and records (notices, proposed rules, and other information)

• 6/15/2020 - Uniform and proper administration of state and federal election laws; proper administration of elections and risk-limiting audits statewide, elections equipment certification, logic and accuracy testing, issuance of provisional ballots; implement legislation; permanent adoption of temporary rules; and technical revisions
  • Notice of Permanent Adoption of Elections Rules - 7/8/2020 (PDF)
    • Unofficial copy of Elections Rules as adopted 7/8/2020 (PDF)
• [Canceled] 3/23/2020 - Uniform and proper administration of state and federal election laws; ensure proper administration of legislation; permanent adoption of temporary rules; and technical revisions

Notice of temporary / emergency adoption

• 9/4/2020 – Rule 25.2.7 concerning post-election audit and amended Rule 27 regarding conducting elections during public health emergency (PDF)
• 7/15/2020 – Amended Rule 15.9 concerning circulation of petitions via mail or email (PDF)
• 5/30/2020 - Rule 15.9 concerning circulation of petitions via mail or email (PDF)
• 5/28/2020 - Amendments to Rule 27.4.3 (PDF)
• 5/08/2020 (updated 5/21/2020) - Uniform and proper administration of state and federal election laws; ensure proper administration of legislation; conducting elections during public health emergency; and technical revisions (PDF)
• 2/03/2020 - Uniform and proper administration of state and federal election laws; ensure proper administration of legislation; and technical revisions (PDF)

Notary

Notice of temporary / emergency adoption

• 6/26/2020 – Rule 5 concerning remote notarization (PDF)  New
• 3/30/2020 – New Rule 5 concerning remote notarization (PDF)

 

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