Organization of candidate committees, issue committees, political action committees and small donor committees.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 15-34
in effectSec. 15-34. - Organization of candidate committees, issue committees, political action committees and small donor committees.
(a) Statement of organization. Candidate, small donor, and political action committees shall file a statement of organization with the clerk and recorder no later than ten (10) days after becoming a committee. Issue committees shall file a statement of organization with the clerk and recorder no later than ten (10) days after becoming a committee or, for proponents of an initiative, referendum, or recall petition, no later than ten (10) days from the date on which the clerk and recorder approves the affidavit, ballot title, and petition form for the applicable ballot issue or question, whichever is earlier. The statement of organization shall include:
(1) The name and address of the committee;
(2) The name of the candidate or description of the issue that the committee supports or opposes, and any other purpose of the committee;
(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the treasurer of the committee; and
(4) A list of any financial institutions or depository institutions used by the committee.
(b) Treasurer designation. Every committee shall have a treasurer. For a candidate committee, the candidate shall be the treasurer if no other person is appointed. Every person who receives a contribution or contribution in-kind for a committee shall, no later than ten (10) days after receipt, forward such contribution or contribution in-kind to the treasurer, along with the information required by section 15-37. No expenditure shall be made for or on behalf of a committee without the authorization of the treasurer or the treasurer's designated agent.
(c) Treasurer affidavit. The treasurer of every committee shall certify by affidavit filed with the clerk and recorder that the treasurer is familiar with the provisions of this article no later than ten (10) days after formation. In the event that a treasurer is replaced, the new treasurer shall file the affidavit with the clerk and recorder no later than ten (10) days after being appointed.
(d) Separate bank accounts. All funds of a committee shall be segregated from, and may not be commingled with, the personal funds of any other person and shall be deposited in a financial institution in an account whose title includes the name of the committee. The account shall be used solely by the committee named.
(e) Record preservation. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the treasurer shall preserve all records required to be kept by this article and copies of all reports required to be filed by this article for five (5) years after the report is filed or until final disposition of any complaint and consequent litigation, whichever is later. Such records are subject to public inspection at any hearing held pursuant to this article.
(Ord. No. 1676-24, § 1, 2-18-25)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH15EL_ARTIIICAFI_DIV1GECAFIRE_S15-34ORCACOISCOPOACCOSMDOCOFetched: 10/27/2026