Key Votes
SB 203 - Independent expenditures in Colorado elections - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
Susan Shepherd voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Susan Shepherd made in this general time period.
Stages
- May 25, 2010 Executive Signed
- May 11, 2010 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 11, 2010 House Bill Passed
- May 7, 2010 Senate Bill Passed
- April 26, 2010 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 25, 2010
Title: Independent expenditures in Colorado elections
Signed by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (21-13) - May 11, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Independent expenditures in Colorado elections
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to repass a bill, after having concurred with House amendments thereto, that place restrictions on donor contributions for electoral candidates.
Highlights:
-Defines an "independent expenditure committee" as one or more person(s) who makes an independent expenditure in support of or against a candidate that is over $1000, or one or more persons who collects $1000 or more from others for the purpose of making an independent expenditure of this kind (Sec. 2).
-Prohibits non-domestic and domestic corporations from making any donations, and that a "limited liability company" does not qualify as a foreign or domestic corporation (Sec. 3).
-Prohibits foreign corporations from making donations in state elections, which include, but are not limited to, the following provisions (Sec. 4):
- -Authorizes that a person who makes a donation over $1000 must register within
two days to the appropriate officer;
-Requires that the registrations form includes the contributors full name, a person
listed acting as an agent, address and telephone number, as well as the ownership interests of the person who is registering;
-Requires that if a person makes more than one $1000 donation per year then on the registration form must include a person's full name, and if he or she is in charge of a corporation, and the corporation's full name, the additional names of businesses the person interacts with, the name and street address of the agent;
-Requires that if the donation over $1000 be made 30 days or less before the primary election the required notice must be delivered within 48 hours of the expenditure;
-Authorizes that any person who donates more that $1000 per year must register with the secretary of state;
-Requires that once a year the secretary of state forward the donator's registration forms to the department of revenue with the possibility of audit for tax purposes.
- -An administrative law judge can request to know the amount of
undisclosed donations; and
-If a person is fined up to $1000 per day for intentional failure to file then that person must notify any shareholders on a public website and the information must stay up for 108 days.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (45-20) - May 11, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Independent Expenditures in Colorado Elections
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends the restrictions on donor contributions for electoral candidates.
Highlights:
-Defines an "independent expenditure committee" as one or more person(s) who makes an independent expenditure in support of or against a candidate that is over $1000, or one or more persons who collects $1000 or more from others for the purpose of making an independent expenditure of this kind (Sec. 2).
-Prohibits non-domestic and domestic corporations from making any donations, and that a "limited liability company" does not qualify as a foreign or domestic corporation (Sec. 3).
-Prohibits foreign corporations from making donations in state elections, which include, but are not limited to, the following provisions (Sec. 4):
- -Authorizes that a person who makes a donation over $1000 must register within
two days to the appropriate officer;
-Requires that the registrations form includes the contributors full name, a person
listed acting as an agent, address and telephone number, as well as the ownership interests of the person who is registering;
-Requires that if a person makes more than one $1000 donation per year then on the registration form must include a person's full name, and if he or she is in charge of a corporation, and the corporation's full name, the additional names of businesses the person interacts with, the name and street address of the agent;
-Requires that if the donation over $1000 be made 30 days or less before the primary election the required notice must be delivered within 48 hours of the expenditure;
-Authorizes that any person who donates more that $1000 per year must register with the secretary of state;
-Requires that once a year the secretary of state forward the donator's registration forms to the department of revenue with the possibility of audit for tax purposes.
- -An administrative law judge can request to know the amount of
undisclosed donations; and
-If a person is fined up to $1000 per day for intentional failure to file then that person must notify any shareholders on a public website and the information must stay up for 108 days.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-14) - May 7, 2010
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - April 26, 2010
Title: Independent expenditures in Colorado elections
Sponsors
- Bob L. Bacon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Morgan L. Carroll (CO - D)
- Karen Middleton (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Linda M. Newell (CO - D)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul Martin Weissmann (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Edward Casso (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lois Court (CO - D)
- Mark Ferrandino (CO - D)
- K. Jerry Frangas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (CO - D)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D)
- Joe Miklosi (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John V. 'Jack' Pommer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Rice (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Su Ryden (CO - D)
- Max Tyler (CO - D)
- Edward 'Ed' Vigil (CO - D)
