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Case Number:	OS2016-0030	Subject:	ALLEGED MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF COLO. CONST. ART. XXVIII AND C.R.S. 1-45-101 ET SEQ. SPECIFICALLY, ALLEGED FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A POLITICAL COMMITTEE; FAILURE TO ACCURATELY REPORT CONTRIBUTIONS; VIOLATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS; FAILURE TO ACCURATELY REPORT EARMARKED DONATIONS; FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE DISCLOSURES; FAILURE TO ACCURATELY REPORT COMMITTEE DISBURSEMENTS; AND FAILURE TO FILE REPORTS OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.
SOS Filing Date:	12/23/2016
ALJ Filing Date:	01/03/2017
ALJ Decision Date:	04/26/2017
Case Category:	FAILURE TO REGISTER	Rule Citation:	8 CCR 1505-6, RULES 11.5, 10.16(F)
Status:	Closed	Statute Citation:	COLO. CONST. ART. XXVIII, SEC. 2(12)(A), 8(A), 2(5)(A)(I), 6, 3(5), 2(9); 1-45-103(12)(B), C.R.S.; 1-45-108, C.R.S.; 1-45-107.5(6), C.R.S.; 1-45-111.5(2), C.R.S.; 13-17-102(6), C.R.S.

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Complainants CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY WATCHDOG

Respondents COLORADO PIONEER ACTION COLORADO RIGHT NOW

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Disposition Date:	04/26/2017	Issues NONE
Disposition:	THE ALJ FOUND THAT COLORADO PIONEER ACTION WAS A POLITICAL COMMITTEE THAT FAILED TO REGISTER AS SUCH AND FAILED TO FILE REQUIRED REPORTS. CPA WAS ORDERED TO REGISTER AND FILE WITHIN 30 DAYS AND PAY A FINE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF $17,735 WITHIN 60 DAYS. MATT ARNOLD WAS ORDERED TO PAY ATTORNEYS FEES OF $1,018.50 TO COLORADO PIONEER ACTION WITHIN 30 DAYS.
Referenced Cases:	Colo. Ethics Watch v. Senate Majority Fund, 269 P.3d 1248 (Colo. 2012); Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976); Colo. Right to Life Comm. v. Coffman, 498 F.3d 1137 (10th Cir. 2007); Alliance for Colo. Families v. Gilbert, 172 P.3d 964 (Colo. App. 2007); FEC v. Mass. Citizens for Life, 479 U.S. 238 (1986); Free Speech v. FEC, 720 F.3d 788 (10th Cir. 2013); Cerbo v. Protect Colo. Jobs, Inc., 240 P.3d 495 (Colo. App. 2010); Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010); Republican Party of N.M. v. King, 741 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 2013); Patterson Recall Committee, Inc. v. Patterson, 209 P.3d 1210 (Colo. App. 2009); Remote Switch Systems, Inc. v. Delangis, 126 P.3d 269 (Colo. App. 2005); Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC v. Flood, 278 P.3d 348 (Colo. 2012)

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Date Name 5/24/2017 NOTICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND STAY OF ACTION 5/17/2017 NOTICE OF APPEAL 4/26/2017 DECISION 12/29/2016 COMPLAINT