Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 07 21

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Westlaw. C.R.S.A. ~ 1-45-117 Page I ~ West's Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated Currentness Title 1. Elections (Refs & Annas) 'Ii!! Election Campaign Regulations "lil Article 45. Fair Campaign Practices Act (Refs & Annas) .. ~ 1-45-117. State and political subdivisions-limitations on contributious (1)(a)(I) No agency, department, board, division, bureau, commission, or council of the state or any political subdi- vision thereof shall make any contribution in campaigns involving the nomination, retention, or election of any per- son to any public office, nor shall any such entity expend any public moneys from any source, or make any contribu- tions, to urge electors to vote in favor of or against any: (A) State-wide ballot issue that has been submitted for the pmpose of having a title designated and fixed pursuant to section 1-40-1 06( I) or that has had a title designated and fixed pursuant to that section; (B) Local ballot issue that has been submitted for the pmpose of having a title fixed pursuant to section 31-11-111 or that has had a title fixed pursuant to that section; (C) Referred measure, as defined in section 1-1-10404.5); (D) Measure for the recall of any officer that has been certified by the appropriate election official for submission to the electors for their approval or rejection. (11) However, a member or employee of any such agency, department, board, division, bureau, commission, or coun- cil may respond to questions about any sucb issue described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) if the member, employee, or public entity has not solicited the question. A member or employee of any such agency, department, board, division, bureau, commission, Of council who has policy~mak.ing responsibilities may expend not more than fifty dollars of public moneys in the form ofletters, telephone calls, or other activities incidental to expressing his or her opinion on any sucb issue described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a). (b)(I) Nothing in this subsection (I) shall be construed as prohibiting an agency, department, board, division, bureau, commission, or council of the state, or any political subdivision thereof from expending public moneys or making contributions to dispense a factual summary, which shall include arguments both for and against the proposal, on any issue of official concern before the electorate in the jurisdiction. Such summary shall not contain a conclusion or opinion in favor of or against any particular issue. As used herein, an issue of official concern shall be limited to issues that will appear on an election ballot in the jurisdiction. (11) Nothing in this subsection (I) shall be construed to prevent an elected official from expressing a personal opin- ion on any issue. (111) Nothing in this subsection (I) shall be construed as prohibiting an agency, department, board, division, bureau, commission, or council of the state or any political subdivision thereof from: (A) Passing a resolution or taking a position of advocacy on any issue described in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (I); or cg 2010 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works.