Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 07 21

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C.R.S.A. ~ 1-45-117 Page 2 (B) Reporting the passage of or distributing such resolution through established, customary means, other than paid advertising, by which information about other proceedings of such agency, department, board, division, bureau, or council of the state or any political subdivision thereof is regularly provided to the public. (C) Nothing in this subsection (I) shall be construed as prohibiting a member or an employee of an agency, depart- ment, board, division, bureau, commission, or council of the state or any political subdivision thereof from expend- ing personal funds, making contributions, or using personal time to urge electors to vote in favor of or against any issue described in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (I). (2) The provisions of subsection (I) of this section shall not apply to: (a) An official residence furnished or paid for by the state or a political subdivision; (b) Security officers who are required to accompany a candidate or the candidate's family; (c) Publicly owned motor vehicles provided for the use of the chief executive of the state or a political subdivision; (d) Publicly owned aircraft provided for the use of the chief executive of the state or of a political subdivision or the executive's family for security purposes; except that, if such use is, in whole or in part, for campaign purposes, the expenses relating to the campaign shall be reported and reimbursed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. (3) If any candidate who is also an incumbent inadvertently or unavoidably makes any expenditure which involves campaign expenses and official expenses, such expenditures shall be deemed a campaign expense only, unless the candidate, not more than ten working days after the such expenditure, files with the appropriate officer such infor- mation as the secretary of state may by rule require in order to differentiate between campaign expenses and official expenses. Such information shall be set forth on a form provided by the appropriate officer. In the event that public moneys have been expended for campaign expenses and for official expenses, the candidate shall reimburse the state or political subdivision for the amount of money spent on campaign expenses. (4) Any violation of this section shall be subject to the provisions of sections 9(2) and 10(1) of article XXVIII of the state constitution or any appropriate order or relief, including an order directing the person making a contribution or expenditure in violation of this section to reimburse the fund of the state or political subdivision, as applicable, from which such moneys were diverted for the amount of the contribution or expenditure, injunctive relief, or a restrain- ing order to enjoin the continuance of the violation. CREDIT(S) 1996, Initiated 1996, eff. Ja~ 1997. Amended by Laws 2 3 eff. A r. 10 2008. ~ CAL AND STATU Y NOTES \, '-. 1 eff. Au . 7 The reenactmen ofthis section, propose by initiative in 1996, was rati 1 of Nov. 5, 1996, ffective upon proclamati Laws 2002, Ch. I 00, ~ 1 added subsec. (4). <<:J 2010 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works.