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Incorrect answer:
NO. As it doesn't look like you would be able to accept reimbursement for the trip under Amendment 41, you shouldn't go, making disclosure of this reimbursement a moot point is INCORRECT.
It is always important for a member to be aware of the interplay between the constitutional requirements under Amendment 41 affecting the acceptance of gifts and related state statutory provisions, such as section 24-6-203 (3)(f) and (4)(d), C.R.S., that address the disclosure of travel reimbursement by members. In this case, the gift of travel reimbursement may be accepted under section 3 (3)(f) of Amendment 41 since it comes from a nonprofit entity that receives less than five percent of its funding from for-profit entities. Assuming you can accept the travel reimbursement, because payment of the reimbursement is not made from public funds or from the funds of any association of public officials or public entities whose membership includes your office or the General Assembly, disclosure of the gift must still be made on your next gift and honoraria report filed with the Secretary of State.
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