COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE
[8 CCR 1505-6]
RULES CONCERNING CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL FINANCE

Rules as Adopted - Redline

March 3, 2011

Proposed additions to the current rules are reflected in small caps.  Proposed deletions from current rules are shown in stricken type.  
Rule 6.3 is amended as follows:
6.3	A written complaint filed with the secretary of state Secretary of State pursuant to Article XXVIII, Section 9(2) (a) shall include the following:  the name, address, and signature of the complainant (if the complainant is represented by counsel, such counsel’s name, address, and signature shall be included along with the name, address, and signature of the complainant); the name and address of each respondent alleged to have committed a violation; and the particulars of the violation.  A complaint may be submitted by fax or electronic mail if a signed original is received by the secretary of state Secretary of State no later than five calendar days thereafter.  If the complaint is complete, the secretary of state Secretary of State shall promptly transmit the complaint to the Division of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Courts in the Department of Personnel and Administration for the consideration by an administrative law judge, which will notify the respondents of the filing of the complaint and which will issue all other appropriate notices to the parties.  [Article XXVIII, Section 9(2)(a)]
Rule 8.1 is amended as follows:
8.1	The special district designated election official or, as applicable, the presiding officer or the secretary of the board of directors, under section 32-1-804.3(5), C.R.S., shall provide to the Secretary of State the self-nomination and acceptance forms and letters, and affidavits of intent to be a write-in candidate no later than the date established for certification of the special district’s ballot pursuant to section 1-5-203(3)(a), C.R.S. This rule shall not apply if the special district cancels the election.
Rule 12 is amended as follows:
12.1	Calculation of adjustments.
12.1.1a. In accordance with sections 3(13) and 4(7) of Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, limits on contributions set forth in section 2(14) and subsections (1), (2), (3), and (5) of section 3, and the voluntary limits on spending set forth in section 4(1), are adjusted in the first quarter of 2007 and shall be adjusted every four years thereafter, based on the percentage change in the consumer price index for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley area, over the four year period immediately preceding the adjustment.
12.1.2b. In determining the adjusted amount, the percentage change in the consumer price index is rounded to the nearest whole percentage point.  In accordance with sections 3(13) and 4(7), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, the adjusted limits are rounded to the nearest, lowest twenty-five dollars ($25).
12.2	Adjusted limits made in the first quarter of 2011 and effective until the next adjustment is made in 2015:
	a.	There is no adjustment to the contribution limits on individual donations to small donor committees outlined in section 2(14), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution.
	b.	The aggregate limits on contributions from any person for a primary or a general election, described in section 3(1), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
	(i)	$550 to any one:
	1.	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;
	2.	Secretary of state, state treasurer, or attorney general candidate committee.
	(ii)	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 section 3(2), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
	(i)	$5,675 to any one:
	1.	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;
	2.	Secretary of state, state treasurer, or attorney general candidate committee; and
	(ii)	$2,250 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 section 3(3)(a), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
	(i)	$3,400 per year at the state, county, district, and local level combined; and
	(ii)	Of such, no more than $2,825 at the state level.
	e.	The aggregate limits on contributions from a small donor committee to a political party, described in section 3(3)(b), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
	(i)	$17,075 per year at the state, county, district, and local level combined; and
	(ii)	Of such, no more than $14,225 at the state level.
	f.	The aggregate limits on pro-rata contributions or dues made to political committees, described in section 3(5), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted to $550 per house of representatives election cycle.
	g.	The voluntary spending limits for a candidate described in section 4(1), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution are adjusted as follows:
	(i)	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 shall be adjusted to $2,847,650.
	(ii)	The spending limit for a candidate for secretary of state, attorney general, or treasurer shall be adjusted to $569,525.
	(iii)	The spending limit for a candidate for state senate shall be adjusted to $102,500.
	(iv)	The spending limit for a candidate for state house of representatives, state board of education, regent of the university of Colorado or district attorney shall be adjusted to $74,025.
12.3	Adjusted limits made in the first quarter of 2007 and effective through the first quarter of 2011:
12.2	a.	There is no adjustment to the contribution limits on individual donations to small donor committees outlined in section 2(14), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution.
12.3	b.	The aggregate limits on contributions from any person for a primary or a general election, described in section 3(1), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
a.	(i)	Five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525) to any one:
(I)	1.	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;
(II)	2.	Secretary of state, state treasurer, or attorney general candidate committee.
b.	(ii)	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.
12.4	c.	The aggregate limits on contributions from a small donor committee for a primary or a general election, described in section 3(2), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
a.	(i) 	Five thousand three hundred dollars ($5,300) to any one:
(I)	1.	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;
(II)	2.	Secretary of state, state treasurer, or attorney general candidate committee; and
b.	(ii)	Two thousand one hundred, twenty-five dollars ($2,125) 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.
12.5	d.	The aggregate limits on contributions from any person to a political party, described in section 3(3)(a), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
a.	(i)	Three thousand one hundred seventy-five dollars ($3,175) per year at the state, county, district, and local level combined; and
b.	(ii)	Of such, no more than two thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($2,650) at the state level.
12.6	e.	The aggregate limits on contributions from a small donor committee to a political party, described in section 3(3)(b), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted as follows:
a.	(i)	Fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars ($15,900) per year at the state, county, district, and local level combined; and
b.	(ii)	Of such, no more than thirteen thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($13,250) at the state level.
12.7	f.	The aggregate limits on pro-rata contributions or dues made to political committees, described in section 3(5), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution, are adjusted to five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525) per house of representatives election cycle.
12.8	g.	The voluntary spending limits for a candidate described in section 4(1), Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution are adjusted as follows:
a.	(i)	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 shall be adjusted to two million six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,650,000).
b.	(ii)	The spending limit for a candidate for secretary of state, attorney general, or treasurer shall be adjusted to five hundred thirty thousand dollars ($530,000).
c.	(iii)	The spending limit for a candidate for state senate shall be adjusted to ninety five thousand four hundred dollars ($95,400).
d.	(iv)	The spending limit for a candidate for state house of representatives, state board of education, regent of the university of Colorado or district attorney shall be adjusted to sixty eight thousand, nine hundred dollars ($68,900).
Rule 13 is amended as follows:
13.	Personal Financial Disclosures [C.R.S. 1-45-110, C.R.S. 24-6-202 Sections 1-45-110 and 24-6-202, C.R.S., Colorado Constitution Article XXVIII, Section 10 (2)]
13.1	a.	In accordance with the disclosure requirements set forth in section 1-45-110 (2)(a) and (b), C.R.S., a candidate shall not be required to file a disclosure statement if the candidate filed either a complete or amended disclosure statement less than ninety 90 days prior to filing a candidate affidavit.
13.2	b.	If a candidate affidavit is filed ninety 90 days or more after filing a disclosure statement, an amended disclosure statement shall satisfy the disclosure requirements.  An amended disclosure statement shall also satisfy the disclosure requirements if an individual files a candidate affidavit for a second office, as long as all necessary amended statements have been filed since the filing of the original disclosure statement.
13.3	c.	If a candidate withdraws from candidacy by submitting appropriate documentation before filing the disclosure statement required in section 1-45-110 (2)(a), C.R.S., such candidate shall not be required to file a disclosure statement, but any fines that the candidate accrued, for failure to file a disclosure statement prior to withdrawing shall remain in effect.