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CO Code § 1-41-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 41 - Odd-Numbered Year Elections|§ 1-41-101. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that section 20 of article X of the state constitution requires that a ballot issue election be held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years; that the provisions of section 20 (2) and 20 (3) of said article X are unclear as to what issues can be submitted to a vote in the odd-year election; that section 20 of article X did not amend preexisting provisions of the state constitution on the initiative, the referendum, and the submission of constitutional amendments by the general assembly, and repeal or amendment of such provisions by implication is not presumed; that this legislation implements section 20 of article X of the state constitution, which article is entitled “Revenue” and concerns exclusively government revenue raising and appropriations; that section 20 of article X requires public votes on additional government taxes, spending, or debt; that the language of section 20 of article X evinces the public's desire to have more opportunity to vote on government tax, spending, and debt proposals; that a construction of section 20 of article X that limits local government electors' opportunities to vote on tax, spending, debt, or other proposals would be inconsistent with the ballot title of and the voters' intention in adopting said amendment; that state and local election officials need guidance as to how to administer the November 1993 election; and that, in view of the issues set out in this section, the general assembly should exercise its legislative power to resolve the ambiguities in section 20 of article X in a manner consistent with its terms.   History. Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1993, § 1, effective June 8.    ANNOTATION   Interpretations of § 20 of article X of the state constitution which would limit the right of the electorate to vote on tax, spending, debt, or other proposals are not favored. Havens v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 924 P.2d 517 (Colo. 1996).
CO Code § 1-45-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair Campaign Practices Act”.   History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 1-45-101 as it existed prior to 1996.
CO Code § 1-45-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-102. Legislative Declaration

 The people of the state of Colorado hereby find and declare that large campaign contributions to political candidates allow wealthy contributors and special interest groups to exercise a disproportionate level of influence over the political process; that large campaign contributions create the potential for corruption and the appearance of corruption; that the rising costs of campaigning for political office prevent qualified citizens from running for political office; and that the interests of the public are best served by limiting campaign contributions, establishing campaign spending limits, full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions, and strong enforcement of campaign laws.   History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997. Initiated 2012, (Amendment 65): Entire section amended, L. 2013, p. 3301 , effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 1, 2013.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 1-45-102 as it existed prior to 1996.    This section was amended by initiative in 2012. The vote count on the measure at the general election held November 6, 2012, was as follows:     FOR: :u940 1,276,432   AGAINST: :u1000 988,542
CO Code § 1-45-108.3 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-108.3. Disclaimer Statement - Committees - Electioneering Communications

  A candidate committee, political committee, issue committee, small donor committee, political organization, political party, or other person making an expenditure in excess of or spending more than one thousand dollars per calendar year on a communication that must be disclosed under article XXVIII of the state constitution or under this article 45 or supports or opposes a ballot issue or ballot question, and that is broadcast, printed, mailed, delivered; placed on a website, streaming media service, or online forum for a fee; or that is otherwise distributed shall include in the communication a disclaimer statement in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.    The disclaimer statement required by subsection (1) of this section must conform to the requirements specified in section 1-45-107.5 (5) for content, size, duration, and placement.    In addition to any other applicable requirements provided by law, any person who expends one thousand dollars or more per calendar year on electioneering communications or regular biennial school electioneering communications shall, in accordance with the requirements specified in section 1-45-107.5 (5), state in the communication the name of the person making the communication. For purposes of this subsection (3), an “electioneering communication” also includes any communication that satisfies all other requirements set forth in section 2 (7) of article XXVIII of the state constitution but that is broadcast, printed, mailed, delivered, or distributed between the primary election and the general election.     History. Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1370), ch. 270, p. 1242, § 6, effective January 1, 2011. L. 2019: (3) added, (SB 19-068), ch. 69, p. 251, § 3, effective August 2; entire section amended, (HB 19-1318), ch. 328, p. 3046, § 5, effective August 2.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 270, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
CO Code § 1-45-108.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-108.5. Political Organizations - Disclosure

  Any political organization shall report to the appropriate officer in accordance with the requirements of sections 1-45-108 and 1-45-109:   Any contributions it receives, including the name and address of each person who has contributed twenty dollars or more to the political organization in the reporting period, and the occupation and employer of each natural person who has made a contribution of one hundred dollars or more to the political organization; and    Any spending by the political organization that exceeds twenty dollars in any one reporting period.       No political organization shall accept a contribution, or undertake spending, in currency or coin exceeding one hundred dollars.    Nothing in this section shall be construed to:   Require any political organization to make any additional disclosure pursuant to this section to the extent the political organization is already providing disclosure as a committee or political party in a manner that satisfies the requirements of sections 1-45-108 and 1-45-109; or    Authorize the secretary of state to require disclosure of the name of any natural person that is a member of an entity unless the natural person has made a contribution to a political organization in the amount of twenty dollars or more in a reporting period.        History. Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1225, § 3, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Uncompensated legal services are not contributions to a political organization under § (b) . The constitutional definition of “contribution” does not address political organizations, and neither part of the definition in § 1-45-103 (6) covers legal services donated to political organizations. Section 1-45-103 (6)(b) does not apply to political organizations and the word “gift” in § 1-45-103 (6)(c)(I) does not include gifts of services. Coloradans Bet. Fut. v. Camp. Int. Watchdog, 2018 CO 6, 409 P.3d 350 .   Payment by political organization of court costs did not meet the statutory definition of spending and, therefore, the political organization did not need to report it as such. The funds were not expended influencing or attempting to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any state or local public office in the state under the definition of “spending” in § 1-45-103 (16.5). Camp. Int. Watchdog v. Colo. Better Future, M, 378 P.3d 852 .
CO Code § 1-45-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-112. Duties of Municipal Clerk

  The municipal clerk shall:   Develop a filing and indexing system for their offices consistent with the purposes of this article;    Keep a copy of any report or statement required to be filed by this article for a period of one year from the date of filing. In the case of candidates who were elected, those candidate's reports and filings shall be kept for one year after the candidate leaves office;    Make reports and statements filed under this article available to the public for inspection and copying no later than the end of the next business day after the date of filing. No information copied from such reports and statements shall be sold or used by any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any commercial purpose.    Upon request by the secretary of state, transmit records and statements filed under this article to the secretary of state;    Notify any person under their jurisdiction who has failed to fully comply with the provisions of this article and notify any person if a complaint has been filed with the secretary of state alleging a violation of this article.    Repealed.       The secretary of state shall reimburse the municipal clerk of each municipality at the rate of two dollars per candidate per election to help defray the cost of implementing this article.     History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997. L. 2008: (1)(f) repealed, p. 350, § 2, effective April 10. L. 2009: IP(1) and (2) amended, (HB 09-1357), ch. 361, p. 1874, § 3, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 1-45-115 as it existed prior to 1996.
CO Code § 1-45-112.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-112.5. Immunity From Liability

  Any individual volunteering his or her time on behalf of a candidate or candidate committee shall be immune from any liability for a fine or penalty imposed pursuant to section 10 (1) of article XXVIII of the state constitution in any proceeding that is based on an act or omission of such volunteer if:   The volunteer was acting in good faith and within the scope of such volunteer's official functions and duties for the candidate or candidate committee; and    The violation was not caused by willful and intentional misconduct by such volunteer.       Subsection (1) of this section shall be administered in a manner that is consistent with section 1 of article XXVIII of the state constitution and with the legislative declaration set forth in section 1-45-102.    Any media outlet shall be immune from civil liability in any court where the media outlet:   Withdraws advertising time reserved by an independent expenditure committee that fails to register in accordance with the requirements of section 1-45-107.5 (3)(a); or    Elects to void an advertising contract and the advertisement:   Is paid for by an independent expenditure committee that fails to register under section 1-45-107.5 (3)(a);    Is paid for by an independent expenditure committee that is registered under section 1-45-107.5 (3)(a) but the committee fails to file a disclosure report under section 1-45-108 (2) through the date of the most recent required report; or    Fails to satisfy the requirements of section 1-45-107.5 (5)(a).          An affected media outlet may void a contract that implicates paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section in the sole discretion of the media outlet.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2160, § 6, effective June 3. L. 2010: (3) and (4) added, (SB 10-203), ch. 269, p. 1237, § 7, effective May 25.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding subsections (3) and (4), see section 1 of chapter 269, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
CO Code § 1-45-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-114. Expenditures - Political Advertising - Rates and Charges

  No candidate shall pay to any radio or television station, newspaper, periodical, or other supplier of materials or services a higher charge than that normally required for local commercial customers for comparable use of space, materials, or services. Any such rate shall not be rebated, directly or indirectly.    Any radio or television station, newspaper, or periodical that charges a candidate committee a lower rate for use of space, materials, or services than the rate such station, newspaper, periodical, or supplier charges another candidate committee for the same public office for comparable use of space, materials, or services shall report the difference in such rate as a contribution to the candidate committee that is charged such lower rate pursuant to section 1-45-108.    Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent an adjustment in rates related to frequency, volume, production costs, and agency fees if such adjustments are offered consistently to other advertisers.     History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 128, § 10, effective March 15. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 2160, § 5, effective June 3.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 1-45-118 as it existed prior to 1996.
CO Code § 1-45-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-115. Encouraging Withdrawal From Campaign Prohibited

 No person shall offer or give any candidate or candidate committee any money or any other thing of value for the purpose of encouraging the withdrawal of the candidate's candidacy, nor shall any candidate offer to withdraw a candidacy in return for money or any other thing of value.   History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 1-45-119 as it existed prior to 1996.
CO Code § 1-45-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-116. Home Rule Counties and Municipalities

 Any home rule county or municipality may adopt ordinances or charter provisions with respect to its local elections that are more stringent than any of the provisions contained in this act. Any home rule county or municipality which adopts such ordinances or charter provisions shall not be entitled to reimbursement pursuant to subsection 1-45-112 (2) . The requirements of article XXVIII of the state constitution and of this article shall not apply to home rule counties or home rule municipalities that have adopted charters, ordinances, or resolutions that address the matters covered by article XXVIII and this article.   History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2161, § 7, effective June 3.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 1-45-120 (1) as it existed prior to 1996.   ANNOTATION   Because Colorado Springs, as a home rule municipality, enacted a campaign practices ordinance, this section expressly provides that neither the campaign finance provisions of the state constitution nor this article applies to a complaint submitted to the secretary of state (secretary) alleging that certain candidates for city council had violated the ordinance. Accordingly, an administrative law judge to whom the complaint had been forwarded by the secretary lacks subject matter jurisdiction over campaign practices arising out of the city's elections and properly dismissed the complaint. The attempted referral of the complaint to the secretary conflicts with the clear intent of the general assembly to exclude home rule municipality elections from state disclosure requirements when the home rule municipality has adopted its own ordinances regulating campaign practices. In re City of Colo. Springs, , 277 P.3d 937 .
CO Code § 1-45-117.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-117.5. Media Outlets - Political Records

 Any media outlet that is subject to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. sec. 315 (e) shall maintain and make available for public inspection such records as the outlet is required to maintain to comply with federal law or rules.   History. Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-203), ch. 269, p. 1231, § 4, effective May 25.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 269, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
CO Code § 1-45-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 1 - Elections|Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act|§ 1-45-118. Severability

 If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.   History. Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997.
CO Code § 2-1-100.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 1 - Congressional Districts|§ 2-1-100.5. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the state of Colorado shall be divided into districts pursuant to the official figures of the most recent decennial census of the United States. The general assembly further finds and declares that such figures are the most reliable data that the state has available and that the use of any other data or of any data adjustments may create a serious risk of inaccuracy and injustice in establishing congressional districts to represent the citizens of Colorado.   History. Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 593, § 1, effective March 24.
CO Code § 2-1-101.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 1 - Congressional Districts|§ 2-1-101.5. Definitions

 As used in this article 1, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Congressional commission” means the independent congressional redistricting commission created pursuant to section 44 of article V of the state constitution.    “Major political party” means one of the two largest political parties as determined by the number of registered electors with each political party according to voter registration data published by the secretary of state for the earliest day in January of the year in which members of the congressional commission are appointed.    “Voting Rights Act of 1965” means the federal statute, codified at 52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as referred to in the ballot measure adopted by voters in 2018 to add section 48.1 (1)(b) to article V of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1321, § 2, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-1-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 1 - Congressional Districts|§ 2-1-103. Citation for Federal “Voting Rights Act of 1965” - Legislative Declaration

  The voters of Colorado considered and overwhelmingly approved legislatively referred measures at the 2018 general election to establish balanced commissions to set district lines for both the United States house of representatives and the Colorado general assembly.    The voters were aware that among the protections provided by these referred measures was the incorporation of the protections provided by federal law including the “Voting Rights Act of 1965”, as amended.    Because of a misprint in the measures referring these constitutional amendments to the voters, the federal statute was correctly cited as “the federal ‘Voting Rights Act of 1965'” but incorrectly cited as “52 U.S.C. sec. 50301, as amended” when the proper citation is “52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as amended.”    The general assembly finds and declares that voter intent was clear and should not be frustrated by a clerical error in referring to a federal law that has long been applied by federal courts and the Colorado courts in the redistricting context and was intended to be applied based on the measures' context and legislative analyses provided to voter households in advance of the 2018 general election.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1321, § 2, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-1-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 1 - Congressional Districts|§ 2-1-104. Precinct Boundaries

     Pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, the clerk and recorder of each county, subject to the approval of its board of county commissioners, shall redraw the general election precincts in such county to ensure that no general election precinct is contained within more than one state representative, state senatorial, or congressional district.    Not more than one week after such approval of precinct boundaries and in accordance with sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, the board of county commissioners shall file with the secretary of state a copy of the county precinct boundary map showing thereon the revised and reestablished general election precinct boundaries and the boundaries of any legislative or congressional district, if said county is divided into two or more state representative, state senatorial, or congressional districts.       The board of county commissioners shall notify the county chair of each of the two major political parties of any general election precinct boundaries revised and reestablished in accordance with the provisions of this section within five days after the establishment of precinct boundaries in accordance with the provisions of this section.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1321, § 2, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-1-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 1 - Congressional Districts|§ 2-1-105. Maps of Legislative Districts

  At the time of submission of a final congressional plan to the Colorado supreme court for its review and determination in accordance with section 44.5 of article V of the state constitution, the congressional commission shall provide the supreme court with a copy of all maps showing the division of the state into legislative districts and necessary supportive evidence, pursuant to the supreme court rules adopted for such proceedings.    As soon as possible after approval of a final plan by the Colorado supreme court, the congressional commission shall prepare and file with the secretary of state copies of census maps showing thereon each legislative district and a description of each district in terms of official census units. The congressional commission shall also file with the county clerk and recorder in each county the necessary maps and descriptions of each legislative district located within the boundaries of such county.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1321, § 2, effective July 11.