Colo. Common Cause v. Gessler

Opinion by Judge LICHTENSTEIN.

¶ 1 This appeal arises out of a challenge to the Colorado Secretary of State's rulemaking authority brought by plaintiffs, Colorado Common Cause and Colorado Ethics Watch, pursuant to section 24-4-106, C.R.S.2011. The Secretary of State, Scott Gessler (the Secretary), appeals the trial court's order finding that he exceeded his rulemaking authority by promulgating Rule 4.27.1 We affirm.

¶ 2 The Secretary contends that Rule 4.27 was intended to clarify the applicability of registration and disclosure requirements to issue committees following Sampson v. Buescher,…