Colorado Revised Statutes Title 1. Elections § 1-45-106. Unexpended campaign contributions

(1)(a)(I) Subject to the requirements of section 3(3)(e) of article XXVIII of the state constitution, unexpended campaign contributions to a candidate committee may be:

(II) Except as authorized by section 1-45-103.7(6.5) and subsection (1)(b)(VI) of this section, in no event shall contributions to a candidate committee be used for personal purposes not reasonably related to supporting the election of the candidate.

(III) A candidate committee for a former officeholder or a person not elected to office shall expend all of the unexpended campaign contributions retained by such candidate committee, for the purposes specified in this subsection (1), no later than one year from the date such officeholder's term expired or from the date of the election at which such person was a candidate for office, whichever is later.

(I) Voter registration;

(II) Political issue education, which includes obtaining information from or providing information to the electorate;

(III) Postsecondary educational scholarships;

(IV) To defray reasonable and necessary expenses related to mailings and similar communications to constituents;

(V) Any expenses that are directly related to such person's official duties as an elected official, including, but not limited to, expenses for the purchase or lease of office equipment and supplies, room rental for public meetings, necessary travel and lodging expenses for legislative education such as seminars, conferences, and meetings on legislative issues, and telephone and pager expenses;

(VI) For purposes specified in section 1-45-103.7(6.5), in connection with the person's official duties as an elected official.