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Departmental regulatory agendas
Current rules
Rules pending effective date
Proposed rules and notices of rulemaking
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Current Rules

* PDF versions are not official copies. See the Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) official rules.
** The CCR pages are being updated; see the PDF versions for current rules.

Rule	Concerning	Effective Date	CCR official rules	PDF *	Status
8 CCR 1505-1	Elections	12/30/2013	HTML	Index (HTML)	Adopted 11/14/2013
8 CCR 1505-2	Bingo/Raffles	1/1/2014	HTML	PDF	Adopted 10/17/2013
8 CCR 1505-3	General Policies & Administration	10/30/2008	HTML	PDF	Amended 9/4/2008
8 CCR 1505-4	Colorado Central Indexing System Board	7/1/2003	HTML	n/a	Repealed 7/1/2003
8 CCR 1505-5	Colorado Central Information System Board	7/1/2003	HTML	n/a	Repealed 7/1/2003
8 CCR 1505-6	Campaign and Political Finance	11/30/2012	HTML	PDF	Adopted 10/26/2012
8 CCR 1505-7	UCC Filing Office Rules	7/30/2013	HTML	PDF	Adopted 6/17/2013
8 CCR 1505-8	Lobbyist Regulation	11/30/2013	HTML	PDF	Adopted 10/11/2013
8 CCR 1505-9	Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act	12/30/2012	HTML	PDF	Adopted 11/9/2012
8 CCR 1505-10	Electronic Recording Technology Grant Program	9/21/2006	HTML	PDF	Adopted 9/9/2004
8 CCR 1505-11	Notary Program	5/1/2010	HTML	PDF	Amended 3/10/2010
8 CCR 1505-12	Public Records Requested Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)	7/2/2006	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8 CCR 1505-13	Address Confidentiality Program	10/15/2011	HTML	PDF	Repealed 10/15/2011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	1/1/2009	HTML	PDF	Adopted 11/13/2008

 

Proposed Rules and Notices of Rulemaking

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Elections

Rulemaking Hearing Dates and Records (Notices, Proposed Rules, and Other Information)

• 10/1/2013 – Election rules recodification; uniform and proper administration of state and federal election laws; implementation of legislative changes; and technical corrections - updated 11/14/2013


• 6/14/2013 - Rules concerning certification and education of designated election officials - updated 7/2/2013
  • Notice of Adoption of Election Rules - 7/2/2013 (PDF)
    • Election Rules as adopted 7/2/2013 (PDF)


• 4/2/2013 - Proposed rulemaking concerning the use of unique numbers on ballots - updated 4/25/2013
  • Notice of Adoption of Election Rules – 4/25/2013 (PDF)
    • Election Rules as adopted 4/25/2013 (PDF)

 

Notices of Temporary / Emergency Adoption

• 11/5/2013 – New rule concerning treatment of votes cast for ineligible candidates (PDF)
  
  
• 10/9/2013 - Election rules recodification (PDF)
  
  
• 10/4/2013 - Concerning delivery and return of ballots to electors affected by a disaster emergency (PDF)


• 8/29/2013 - Amended rules concerning recall elections (PDF)
  
  
• 8/23/2013 - Additional rules concerning recall elections (PDF)
  
  
• 8/16/2013 - Concerning recall elections (PDF)
  
  
• 7/22/2013 – Concerning recall and nominating petitions (PDF)


• 5/13/2013 - Concerning the repeal of the SCORE Advisory Board and the Elections Best Practices and Vision Commission in response to the passage of House Bill 13-1303 (PDF)

 

Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Changes

• 8/14/2013 - Discussion concerning county recall elections (public meeting on 8/15/2013)

 

Bingo and Raffle Games

Rulemaking Hearing Dates and Records (Notices, Proposed Rules, and Other Information)

• 10/2/2013 - Uniform and proper administration and enforcement of Colorado bingo raffles laws; rule concerning progressive raffle games; and technical revisions - updated 10/17/2013
  • Notice of Adoption of Bingo and Raffles Games Rules - 10/17/2013 (PDF)
    • Bingo and Raffles Games Rules as adopted 10/17/2013 - effective 1/1/2014 (PDF)


• 1/15/2013 - Uniform and proper administration and enforcement of Colorado bingo raffles laws; technical revisions; and rules proposed by members of the Colorado Bingo-Raffle Advisory Board and bingo-raffle stakeholders - updated 2/6/2013
  • Notice of Adoption of Bingo and Raffles Games Rules - 2/6/2013 (PDF)
    • Bingo and Raffles Games Rules as adopted 2/6/2013 (PDF)

 

Lobbyist Regulations

Rulemaking Hearing Dates and Records (Notices, Proposed Rules, and Other Information)

• 10/4/2013 – Proposed recodification of Colorado Rules Concerning Lobbyist Regulation - updated 10/11/2013
  
  • Notice of Adoption of Lobbyist Regulation Rules - 10/11/2013 (PDF)
    • Lobbyist Regulation Rules as adopted 10/11/2013 (PDF)

 

UCC and EFS

Rulemaking Hearing Dates and Records (Notices, Proposed Rules, and Other Information)

• 5/30/2013 - Uniform and proper administration and enforcement of Colorado’s Uniform Commercial Code - updated 6/17/2013 
  
  • Notice of Adoption of UCC Filing Office Rules - 6/17/2013 (PDF)
    • UCC Filing Office Rules as adopted 6/17/2013 (PDF)

 

 

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