Colorado Regulations § 8 CCR 1505-6-15 Recall Elections
Regulation Text
15.1
The recall election cycle begins on the date the recall petition is approved for circulation by the designated election official and ends on the last day of the final reporting period following the date of the recall election as defined in Rule 15.2.2.
15.1.1
If a recall petition is determined to be insufficient, the recall election cycle ends 25 days after the time for protest and final disposition of any protest or appeal of such determination.
15.1.2
If a recall election is canceled for any other reason, the recall election cycle ends 25 days after the deadline for filing the recall election petition, or 25 days after the event that caused the designated election official to cancel the election, whichever is later.
15.1.3
If a recall election is canceled, all committees that were participating in the recall election except small-scale issue committees must file a report five days after the end of the recall election cycle. The reporting period begins on the first day following the last day of the reporting period for the previous report. If there was no previous report, the reporting period begins on the date the committee registered. The reporting period ends on the last day of the election cycle.
15.2
Except for issue committees and small-scale issue committees, committees participating in a recall election must file reports on the fifth day of every month until disclosure under section
1-45-108
(2.7), C.R.S. and Rule 15.5 begins.
15.2.1
The initial reporting period for committees formed for the purpose of the recall election begins on the date the committee registers with the appropriate filing office.
15.2.2
Subsequent reporting periods for a committee participating in the recall election begin on the first day of each month and end on the last day of that month, except that the final reporting period ends 25 days following the date the recall election was held.
15.2.3
All other committees whose original formation was not for the purpose of supporting or opposing a recall measure must notify the appropriate officer within ten days after deciding to support or oppose a recall or support or oppose a successor candidate. Once notified, the appropriate officer will place the committee on the recall filing calendar until the end of the recall election cycle.
15.3
The incumbent in a recall election is not a candidate for the successor election and may open an issue committee or small-scale issue committee to oppose the recall. The incumbent may not use his or her candidate committee to oppose the recall.
15.4
The aggregate contribution limits specified for a general election in Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 3, as adjusted by these Rules, apply to the recall election with respect to each successor candidate.
15.5
A committee supporting or opposing a candidate in a recall election must file disclosure reports:
15.5.1
14 days before the recall election;
15.5.2
Seven days before the recall election; and
15.5.3
30 days after the recall election. [Section
1-45-108
(2.7), C.R.S.]
15.6
Under Colo. Const. Article XXVIII, Section 2(3), a successor candidate must terminate any other active candidate committee for the candidate and open a new candidate committee for the purpose of running in the recall election. Transfer of funds from a previously active candidate committee are subject to Rule 2.2.4.
15.7
An issue committee remaining open at the end of the recall election cycle must file reports according to the infrequent filing schedule in Rule 17.2.3(b).
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