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CORRECT ANSWER:
NO, because Amendment 41 prohibits former members of the General Assembly from personally representing another person or entity for compensation before any other statewide elected officeholder or member of the General Assembly for two years after leaving office is CORRECT.
The Independent Ethics Commission (IEC) has interpreted this section of the constitution as restricting a member of the General Assembly from serving as a professional lobbyist for two years after leaving office. Stated another way, the former legislator must wait two years before accepting employment that would require the former legislator's registration as a professional lobbyist under section 24-6-301, C.R.S., or other relevant laws or statutes because of the former legislator's new position. See, IEC PS 09-02.
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