2021 Colorado Code
Title 1 - Elections
Article 45 - Fair Campaign Practices Act
§ 1-45-108.5. Political Organizations - Disclosure

1. Any political organization shall report to the appropriate officer in accordance with the requirements of sections 1-45-108 and 1-45-109:
   1. 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
   2. Any spending by the political organization that exceeds twenty dollars in any one reporting period.

2. No political organization shall accept a contribution, or undertake spending, in currency or coin exceeding one hundred dollars.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
   1. 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
   2. 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.

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 .