No election official or employee of an election official having duties or responsibilities in connection with the conduct of any election shall have any financial or proprietary interest, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture, sale, maintenance, servicing, repair, or transportation of voting equipment. This section shall not apply to any designated election official or employee of a designated election official participating in a coordinated election who has no independent decision-making responsibility concerning the selection of voting equipment by the county clerk and recorder or whose interest derives solely from ownership of shares in a mutual or pension fund.L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 720, § 8, effective 1/1/1993. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1744, § 37, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1345, § 10, effective May 28.This section is similar to former § 1-6-606 as it existed prior to 1992. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2004 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 334, Session Laws of Colorado 2004.