CORRECT ANSWER:

YES. Since you will not personally represent another person or entity before the General Assembly and the work you will be doing will not require you to register as a professional lobbyist with the Secretary of State's office, you may accept the position is CORRECT.

Amendment 41 prohibits a former legislator from personally representing another person or entity for compensation before any other statewide elected officeholder or member of the General Assembly for two years following his or her departure from office. However, the Independent Ethics Commission (IEC) has interpreted the term "personally represent" to mean serving as a "professional lobbyist" and has concluded that a former member of the General Assembly may not accept employment that will also require his or her registration as a professional lobbyist under section 24-6-301, C.R.S. See, IEC PS 09-02. Because this position would not require you to register as a professional lobbyist, it is permissible to accept it.

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