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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 1 - PRIMARY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-105) › Section 1-4-104.5 - Primary election canceled - when

(1)
If, at the close of business on the sixtieth day before the primary election, there is not more than one candidate for any political party who has been nominated in accordance with this article or who has filed a write-in candidate affidavit of intent pursuant to section
1-4-1101
for any office on the primary election ballot, the designated election official may cancel the primary election and declare each candidate the party nominee for that office at the general election. For purposes of other applicable law, such nominee shall be deemed a candidate in and the winner of the primary election. The name of each nominee shall be printed on the official ballot prepared for the ensuing general election.
(2)
If a major political party has more than one candidate nominated for any office on the primary election ballot, the primary election shall be conducted as provided in section
1-4-101
.
(3)
If, at the close of business on the sixtieth day before the primary election, there is not more than one candidate for each major political party who has been nominated in accordance with this article for any office on the primary election ballot and a minor political party has more than one candidate nominated for any such office, the primary election shall be conducted as provided in section
1-4-101
for the nomination of the minor political party candidate only.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1015), ch. 259, p. 1183, §2, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 1 - PRIMARY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-105) › Section 1-4-105 - Defeated candidate ineligible

No person who has been defeated as a candidate in a primary election shall be eligible for election to the same office by ballot or as a write-in candidate in the next general election unless the party vacancy committee nominates that person; except that this section does not apply to candidates for president of the United States.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2024.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 620, § 32, effective May 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-15-110 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 2 - GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-201 — 1-4-206) › Section 1-4-201 - Time of holding general election

A general election shall be held in all precincts in this state on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November in every even-numbered year.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-101 as it existed prior to 1980.
For the hours of voting, see § 1-7-101 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 2 - GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-201 — 1-4-206) › Section 1-4-202 - United States senators

At the general election in 1984 and every six years thereafter, one United States senator shall be elected for the next term; and, at the general election in 1986 and every six years thereafter, one United States senator shall be elected for the next term.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-104 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 2 - GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-201 — 1-4-206) › Section 1-4-203 - Representatives in congress

At every general election, the number of representatives in congress to which the state is entitled shall be elected.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-105 as it existed prior to 1980.
For congressional districts, see § 2-1-101 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 2 - GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-201 — 1-4-206) › Section 1-4-204 - State and district officers

At the general election in 1982 and every fourth year thereafter, the following state officers shall be elected: One governor, one lieutenant governor, one secretary of state, one state treasurer, and one attorney general. The lieutenant governor shall be elected jointly with the governor. At every general election, the number of members of the state house of representatives to which each representative district is entitled shall be elected in that district. Candidates for the offices of regents of the university of Colorado, state senators, members of the state board of education, and district attorneys shall be voted on at the general election immediately prior to the expiration of the regular terms for those offices.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 322, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 673, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-102 as it existed prior to 1980.
For terms of office for regents of the university of Colorado, see § 12 of art. IX, Colo. Const.; for terms of office for state senators, see § 2-2-103; for terms of office for members of the state board of education, see § 22-2-105 ; for terms of office for district attorneys, see § 13 of art. VI, Colo. Const.; for the election of presidential electors, see § 1-4-301 ; for the election of state officers, see §§ 1, 3, and 4 of art. IV, Colo. Const.; for the election of district judges, see §§ 10 and 11 of art. VI, Colo. Const.; for the election of district attorneys, see § 13 of art. VI, Colo. Const.; for the division of county into districts for the purpose of electing county commissioners, see § 30-10-306 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 2 - GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-201 — 1-4-206) › Section 1-4-205 - County commissioners

(1)
(a)
Members of the board of county commissioners shall be elected in each county, excluding a city and county, for a term of four years.
(b)
No person shall be a county commissioner unless that person is a registered elector and has resided in the district for at least one year prior to the election.
(2)
Each county having a population of less than seventy thousand shall have three county commissioners, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. One commissioner shall be elected at the general election in 1982 and every four years thereafter, and two commissioners shall be elected at the general election in 1984 and every four years thereafter.
(3)
(a)
In each county having a population of seventy thousand or more, the board of county commissioners may consist either of three members, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, or of five members, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b)
If the board consists of three commissioners, they shall be elected as provided in subsection (2) of this section and as provided in section
30-10-306.7 (5)
, C.R.S.
(c)
In any county having a population of seventy thousand or more, the membership of the board of county commissioners may be increased from three to five members pursuant to section
30-10-306.5
, C.R.S., or decreased from five to three members pursuant to section
30-10-306.7 (2)(a)(II)
, C.R.S.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 323, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 88: (3)(b) and (3)(c) amended, p. 1113, § 3, effective April 9; (1) amended, p. 297, § 1, effective 1/1/1989. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 674, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-106 as it existed prior to 1980.
For election and terms of county officers, see §§ 6 and 8 of art. XIV, Colo. Const.; for statutes relating to county officers generally, see article 10 of title 30 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 2 - GENERAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-201 — 1-4-206) › Section 1-4-206 - Other county officers

At the general election in 1982 and every four years thereafter, one county clerk and recorder, who shall be ex officio recorder of deeds and clerk of the board of county commissioners; one sheriff qualified pursuant to section
30-10-501.5
, C.R.S.; one coroner qualified pursuant to section
30-10-601.5
, C.R.S.; one treasurer, who shall be collector of taxes; one county superintendent of schools, unless the office of county superintendent of schools is abolished at a general election; one county surveyor; and one county assessor shall be elected in each county, excluding a city and county. The term of office of all such officials shall be four years.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 323, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 304, § 5, effective June 8. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 674, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1830, § 1, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-107 as it existed prior to 1980.
For county officers' elections, terms, and salaries, see § 8 of art. XIV, Colo. Const.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 3 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-301 — 1-4-305) › Section 1-4-301 - Time of holding presidential elections

At the general election in 1984 and every fourth year thereafter, the number of presidential electors to which the state is entitled shall be elected.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 323, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 674, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-16-103 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 3 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-301 — 1-4-305) › Section 1-4-302 - Party nominations to be made by convention

(1)
Any convention of delegates of a political party or any committee authorized by resolution of the convention may nominate presidential electors.
(2)
All nominations for vacancies for presidential electors made by the convention or a committee authorized by the convention shall be certified by affidavit of the presiding officer and secretary of the convention or committee.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 323, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 675, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-14-107 as it existed prior to 1980.
For methods of nomination, see §§ 1-4-502 and 1-4-503 ; for protests of designations and nominations, see § 1-4-909 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 3 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-301 — 1-4-305) › Section 1-4-303 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 282, § 83, eff. 6/21/2021.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 675, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 885, § 1, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 860, § 114, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 1317, § 4, effective June 1. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 762, § 18, effective May 20. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 1398, § 13, effective June 6; (1) amended, p. 1433, § 13, effective June 6. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11-189), ch. 1063, p. 1063, § 4, effective May 27. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 679, p. 679, § 10, effective May 17. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1278), ch. 3010, p. 3010, § 15, effective August 2.
Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act repealing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 326, § 15, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, § 1, effective January 1, 1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 675, § 4, effective January 1, 1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 885, § 1, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 860, § 114, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 1317, § 4, effective June 1. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 762, § 18, effective May 20. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 1398, § 13, effective June 6; (1) amended, p. 1433, § 13, effective June 6. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11 -189), ch. 243, p. 1063, § 4, effective May 27. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 679, § 10, effective May 17.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 3 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-301 — 1-4-305) › Section 1-4-304 - Presidential electors

(1)
The presidential electors shall convene at the capital of the state, in the office of the governor at the capitol building, on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in the first December following their election at the hour of 12 noon and take the oath required by law for presidential electors; except that the presidential electors may convene at a different location designated by the governor if the governor determines that it is not feasible to meet in the office of the governor at the capitol building. If any vacancy occurs in the office of a presidential elector because of death, refusal to act, absence, or other cause, the presidential electors present shall immediately proceed to fill the vacancy in the electoral college. When all vacancies have been filled, the presidential electors shall proceed to perform the duties required of them by the constitution and laws of the United States. The vote for president and vice president shall be taken by open ballot.
(2)
The secretary of state shall give notice in writing to each of the presidential electors of the time and place of the meeting at least ten days prior to the meeting; except that if the governor determines that it is not feasible to meet in the office of the governor at the capitol building, the secretary of state shall give notice as early as possible.
(3)
The secretary of state shall provide the presidential electors with the necessary blanks, forms, certificates, or other papers or documents required to enable them to properly perform their duties and shall sign the certificate of votes made by the electors.
(4)
If desired, the presidential electors may have the advice of the attorney general of the state in regard to their official duties.
(5)
Each presidential elector shall vote for the presidential candidate and, by separate ballot, vice-presidential candidate who received the highest number of votes at the preceding general election in this state.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 8, eff. 6/6/2024.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 399,§ 9, eff. 6/6/2023.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 675, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2001: (5) amended, p. 1002, § 3, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 1-17-101 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 3 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-301 — 1-4-305) › Section 1-4-305 - Compensation

Every presidential elector of this state who attends and votes for those officers at the time and place appointed by law is entitled to receive the sum of five dollars per day for each day's attendance at the election and fifteen cents per mile for each mile traveled in going to and returning from the place where the electors meet, by the most usual route traveled, to be paid out of the general fund. The controller shall audit the amount and draw a warrant for the same.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 675, § 4, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-17-102 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 4 - CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-401 — 1-4-404) › Section 1-4-401 - Time of congressional vacancy elections

(1)
Except as provided in section
1-4-401.5
, when any vacancy occurs in the office of representative in congress from this state, the governor shall set a day to hold an election to fill the vacancy and cause notice of the election to be given as required in part 2 of article
5
of this title; but no congressional vacancy election shall be held during the ninety days prior to a general election or less than eighty-five days or more than one hundred days after the vacancy occurs.
(2)
A congressional vacancy election shall be conducted and the results thereof surveyed and certified in all respects as nearly as practicable in like manner as for general elections, except as otherwise provided in this code.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 324, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 350, § 10, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 676, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1765, § 3, effective June 6. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 829, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 409, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2011: (1) amended, (SB 11 -189), ch. 243, p. 1063, § 5, effective May 27.
This section is similar to former § 1-11-101 as it existed prior to 1980.
For registration for congressional vacancy elections, see § 1-2-210 ; for the power of the county central committee to fill vacancies, see § 1-3-104 ; for filling vacancies to serve as judges of elections, see § 1-6-113 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 4 - CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-401 — 1-4-404) › Section 1-4-401.5 - Special congressional vacancy election - continuity in representation - rules

(1)
In the event of a declaration by the speaker of the United States house of representatives pursuant to
2 U.S.C. sec. 8(b)
that vacancies exist in more than one hundred of the offices of representatives in congress and where one or more of those vacancies is in the office of representative in congress from this state, the governor shall issue a proclamation setting a day to hold a special congressional vacancy election. The special congressional vacancy election shall be conducted on a Tuesday not more than forty-nine days after the date of the declaration, unless a general election for the office is to be held within seventy-five days of the date of the declaration.
(2)
Candidates at the special congressional vacancy election shall be nominated by the party congressional central committee selected pursuant to section
1-3-103(3)
not later than ten days after the declaration by the speaker of the United States house of representatives described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3)
A person who desires to be an unaffiliated candidate at the special congressional vacancy election shall submit to the secretary of state a notarized candidate's statement of intent together with a nonrefundable filing fee of five hundred dollars.
(4)
The secretary of state shall have the authority to promulgate rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce any provision of this section or to adjust statutory deadlines to ensure that a special congressional vacancy election is held within the time required by this section and
2 U.S.C. sec. 8(b)
.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 409, § 3, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 4 - CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-401 — 1-4-404) › Section 1-4-402 - Nominations of political party candidates

(1)
(a)
Any convention of delegates of a political party or any committee authorized by resolution of the convention shall nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy in the unexpired term of a representative in congress. A state central committee, its managing or executive committee selected pursuant to section
1-3-105 (2)
, or any other committee designated by the bylaws of the state central committee to convene a convention to nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy in the unexpired term of a representative in congress shall convene the convention and shall provide the procedure for the nomination of the candidate. A copy of the notice of election, as set by the governor and filed with the secretary of state, shall be sent by certified mail to the state chairperson of each political party.
(b)
Upon receipt of the notice, the state chairperson shall issue a call for the state convention, stating the number of delegates from each county and the method of their selection.
(c)
No convention shall be held later than the twentieth day from the date of the order issued by the governor.
(d)
(I)
Any candidate nominated by a political party must be affiliated with the party for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the date the convention begins, as shown in the statewide voter registration system.
(II)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d), if a political party has established a rule regarding the length of affiliation which is necessary to be eligible for nomination by convention for the office of representative in congress, the party rule shall apply.
(2)
The nomination to fill the vacancy in the unexpired term of a representative in congress made by the political party convention or a committee authorized by the convention shall be certified by affidavit of the presiding officer and secretary of the convention or committee.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 173, § 27, eff. 5/18/2016.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 325, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 362, § 1, effective January 14; (1) amended, p. 351, § 11, effective July 1. L. 88: (1)(d) amended, p. 293, § 2, effective May 29. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 676, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: (1)(d)(II) amended, p. 160, § 8, effective August 4. L. 2016: (1)(d)(I) amended, (SB 16-142), ch. 173, p. 575, § 27, effective May 18.
This section is similar to former § 1-14-107 as it existed prior to 1980.
For methods of nomination, see §§ 1-4-502 and 1-4-503 ; for protests of designations and nominations, see § 1-4-909 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 4 - CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-401 — 1-4-404) › Section 1-4-403 - Nomination of unaffiliated candidates for congressional vacancy election

(1)
Except as provided in section
1-4-401.5
, candidates for congress at a congressional vacancy election who do not wish to affiliate with a major political party may be nominated pursuant to the provisions of section
1-4-802
.
(2)
Petitions must be filed by 5 p.m. on the twentieth day after the date of the order issued by the governor.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 9, eff. 6/6/2024.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 325, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 351, § 12, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 677, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 762, § 19, effective May 20. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 410, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11 -189), ch. 243, p. 1063, § 6, effective May 27.
This section is similar to former § 1-14-107(5) as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 4 - CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-4-401 — 1-4-404) › Section 1-4-404 - Nomination and acceptance of candidate

Any person nominated in accordance with this article 4 shall file a written acceptance with the secretary of state by mail or hand delivery. The written acceptance must be postmarked or received by the secretary of state within four business days after the adjournment of the assembly. If an acceptance is not filed within the specified time, the candidate is deemed to have declined the nomination, and the nomination must be treated as a vacancy to be filled as provided in part 10 of this article 4.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 234, § 6, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 83: Entire section added, p. 351, § 13, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 677, § 4, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 829, § 26, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10 -1116), ch. 194, p. 832, § 9, effective May 5. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 962, § 6, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE AND METHODS OF NOMINATION (§§ 1-4-501 — 1-4-504) › Section 1-4-503 - Method of nomination for nonpartisan candidates

Nominations for all elected nonpartisan local government officials must be by petition for nomination as provided in part 8 of this article.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 2, § 36, eff. 2/18/2014.
L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 678, § 5, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 450, § 4, effective August 4. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 72, § 36, effective February 18.
This section is similar to former §§ 1-4-502 and 1-4-801 as they existed prior to 1992.
(1) For filing of petitions and certificates of designation of assembly, see § 1-4-604 . (2) For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1164, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE AND METHODS OF NOMINATION (§§ 1-4-501 — 1-4-504) › Section 1-4-504 - Documents are public records

All certificates of designation, petitions, certificates of nomination, acceptances, declinations, and withdrawals are public records as soon as they are filed and are open to public inspection under proper regulation. When a copy of any document is presented at the time the original is filed or at any time thereafter and a request is made to have a copy compared and certified, the officer with whom the document is filed shall forthwith compare the copy with the original on file and, if necessary, correct the copy and certify and deliver the copy to the person who presented it upon the payment in advance of the copy and certification charge. All filed documents shall be preserved pursuant to section
1-7-802
, unless otherwise ordered or restrained by some court.
L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 678, § 5, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-4-503 as it existed prior to 1992.
For statutes pertaining to public records generally, see article 72 of title 24 ; for filing of petitions and certificates of designation of assembly, see § 1-4-604 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 6 - POLITICAL PARTY DESIGNATION FOR PRIMARY ELECTION (§§ 1-4-601 — 1-4-605) › Section 1-4-603 - Designation of major political party candidates by petition

Candidates for major political party nominations for the offices specified in section
1-4-502 (1)
that are to be made by primary election may be placed on the primary election ballot by petition, as provided in part 8 of this article.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 328, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 83: (3), (6), and (8) amended, p. 353, § 17, effective July 1. L. 85: (2)(a), (2)(b), (3), (4), and (8) amended and (2)(d) added, p. 257, § 9, effective May 31. L. 88: (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, p. 297, § 2, effective 1/1/1989. L. 89: (3) amended and (5.5) and (9) added, p. 302, § 8, effective May 9. L. 91: (2) amended, p. 621, § 35, effective May 1. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 681, § 6, effective 1/1/1993. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 257, § 8, effective April 13. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 2028, § 3, effective August 2.
This section is similar to former § 1-14-207 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 6 - POLITICAL PARTY DESIGNATION FOR PRIMARY ELECTION (§§ 1-4-601 — 1-4-605) › Section 1-4-605 - Order of names on primary ballot

Candidates designated and certified by assembly for a particular office shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the order of the vote received at the assembly. The candidate receiving the highest vote shall be placed first in order on the ballot, followed by the candidate receiving the next highest vote, and so on until all of the candidates designated have been placed on the ballot. The names of two or more candidates receiving an equal number of votes for designation by assembly shall be placed on the primary ballot in the order determined by lot in accordance with section
1-4-601 (2)
. Candidates by petition for any particular office shall follow assembly candidates and shall be placed on the primary election ballot in an order established by lot.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 329, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 258, § 10, effective May 31. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 683, § 6, effective 1/1/1993.
This section is similar to former § 1-14-209 as it existed prior to 1980.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 7 - CONVENTIONS - POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-4-701 — 1-4-702) › Section 1-4-701 - Party nominations to be made by convention

(1)
Any convention of delegates of a political party or any committee authorized by resolution of the convention may nominate candidates for vacancies to unexpired terms of representatives in congress and for presidential electors and also may select delegates to national political conventions.
(2)
(a)
The certificate of nomination shall contain the name of the office for which each person is nominated and the person's name and address and shall designate, in not more than three words, the political party which the convention or committee represents.
(b)
No certificate of nomination shall contain the names of more candidates for any office than there are offices to fill. If any certificate does contain the names of more candidates than there are offices to fill, only those names which come first in order on the certificate and are equally numbered with the number of offices to be filled shall be taken as nominated. No person shall sign more than one certificate of nomination for any office.
(c)
When the nomination is made by a committee, the certificate of nomination shall also contain a copy of the resolution passed at the convention which authorized the committee to make the nomination.
(d)
In the case of presidential electors, the names of the candidates for president and vice president may be added to the name of the political party in the certificate of nomination.
(3)
Certificates of nomination shall be received and filed with the secretary of state no later than sixty days before the general or congressional vacancy election.
(4)
Any person nominated in accordance with this section by any of the major political parties shall be deemed to have accepted the nomination unless the candidate files with the secretary of state a written declination of the nomination no later than four days after the adjournment of the convention. The declination may be transmitted by facsimile transmission no later than four days after the adjournment of the convention. If the declination is transmitted by facsimile transmission, the original declination must also be filed and postmarked no later than ten days after the adjournment of the convention.
L. 80: Entire article R&RE, p. 329, § 1, effective 1/1/1981. L. 85: (3) amended, p. 248, § 6, effective July 1. L. 88: (4) amended, p. 1429, § 1, effective June 11. L. 92: Entire part amended, p. 683, § 6, effective 1/1/1993. L. 99: (3) and (4) amended, p. 764, § 23, effective May 20. L. 2012: (4) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 680, § 12, effective May 17.
The provisions of this section are similar to several former provisions of § 1-14-107 as they existed prior to 1980.
For methods of nomination, see §§ 1-4-502 and 1-4-503 ; for objections to nominations, see § 1-4-909 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 7 - CONVENTIONS - POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATIONS (§§ 1-4-701 — 1-4-702) › Section 1-4-702 - Nominations of candidates for general election by convention

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a political party may choose to change from the nomination of candidates by primary election to the nomination of candidates by assembly or convention for all offices including, but not limited to, united states senator, representative in congress, all elective state, district, and county officers, and members of the general assembly if at least three-fourths of the total membership of the party's state central committee votes to use the assembly or convention nomination process; except that nominations by major political parties for candidates for lieutenant governor shall be made by the party's candidate for governor pursuant to section
1-4-502(3)
. Such vote of the party central committee shall occur no later than October 1 of the year preceding the year in which an assembly or convention nominating process is to be used.
(2)
A political party nominating candidates by party assembly or convention shall nominate the candidates of the party and make such nominations public not later than seventy-five days before the general election.
(3)
Whichever method of candidate selection is chosen by a major political party as between primary election, assembly or convention, all of the candidates for that party at any level of office in that election year must be selected by such method, except that the requirements of this provision shall not apply to a primary for president of the united states if such an election is held.
Initiated 2016: Entire section added, Proposition 108, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2016. See L. 2017, p. 2823.
This section was amended by initiative in 2016. The vote count on Proposition 108 at the general election held November 8, 2016, was as follows:
FOR: 1,398,577
AGAINST: 1,227,117
For the declaration of the people of Colorado in Proposition 108, see section 1 on p. 2822, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 8 - NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES BY PETITION (§§ 1-4-801 — 1-4-806) › Section 1-4-803 - Petitions for nominating school district directors

(1)
(a)
Any person who desires to be a candidate for the office of school director in a school district in which fewer than one thousand students are enrolled shall file a nomination petition signed by at least twenty-five eligible electors from throughout the school district, regardless of the school district's plan of representation. Any person who desires to be a candidate for the office of school director in a school district in which one thousand students or more are enrolled shall file a nomination petition signed by at least fifty eligible electors from throughout the school district, regardless of the school district's plan of representation. An eligible elector may sign as many petitions as candidates for whom that elector may vote.
(b)
A person who desires to be a candidate for the office of school director may not circulate the nomination petition for signatures prior to ninety days before the election.
(c)
The petition may designate or appoint on its face one or more eligible electors as a committee to fill vacancies in the nomination.
(2)
The nomination petition must be filed no later than sixty-seven days before the election date.
(3)
If a school district has an at-large method of representation and if terms of different lengths are to be filled at a district election, candidates must designate on the nomination petition the term for which they are running.
(4)
A candidate for the office of school director shall not run as a candidate of any political party for that school directorship.
(5)
The candidate for the office of school director shall have been a registered elector of the school district, as shown on the books of the county clerk and recorder, for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the date of the election.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 234, § 3, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 686, § 7, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1406, § 30, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1153, § 14, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 831, § 30, effective July 1. L. 98: (5) amended, p. 291, § 2, effective July 1. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 468, § 1, effective April 30; (2) amended, p. 765, § 26, effective May 20. L. 2006: (1) and (5) amended, p. 1024, § 6, effective May 25. L. 2017: (1)(c) added, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 947, § 3, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 8 - NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES BY PETITION (§§ 1-4-801 — 1-4-806) › Section 1-4-804 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 687, § 7, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1406, § 31, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 1153, § 15, effective July 1. L. 96: (4) added, p. 1740, § 22, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 450, § 5, effective August 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 8 - NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES BY PETITION (§§ 1-4-801 — 1-4-806) › Section 1-4-805 - Petitions for nominating municipal candidates in coordinated elections

Any person who desires to be a candidate for a municipal office in a coordinated election shall, in lieu of the requirements of this article, comply with the nominating petition procedure set forth in the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965", article
10
of title
31
, C.R.S.; except that part 11 of this article, concerning write-in candidate affidavits, shall apply in such municipal elections, and any nominating petition may be circulated and signed beginning on the ninety-first day prior to the election and shall be filed with the municipal clerk no later than the seventy-first day prior to the date of the election. The petition may be amended to correct or replace signatures that the clerk finds are not in apparent conformity with the requirements of the municipal election code at any time before the sixty-seventh day before the election.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1406, § 32, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 831, § 31, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1740, § 23, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 765, § 27, effective May 20. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1522, § 1, effective May 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 8 - NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES BY PETITION (§§ 1-4-801 — 1-4-806) › Section 1-4-806 - Preregistrants eligible to sign petitions

A preregistrant who is eligible to vote in a primary election under section
1-2-101(2)(c)
is eligible to sign a petition under this part 8 to nominate a candidate for the primary election or for the next general election.
Added by 2019 Ch. 326,§ 20, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1278), ch. 3013, p. 3013, § 20, effective August 2.
Section 52(2) of chapter 326 (HB 19-1278), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after August 2, 2019.
For the short title ("Colorado Votes Act") in HB 19-1278, see section 1 of chapter 326, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 9 - PETITIONS FOR CANDIDACY (§§ 1-4-901 — 1-4-913) › Section 1-4-901 - Designation of petition

(1)
The petition for a candidate may consist of one or more sheets, to be fastened together in the form of one petition section, but each sheet shall contain the same heading and each petition section shall contain one sworn affidavit of the circulator. Except for the joint candidates for president and vice president and the joint candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, no petition shall contain the name of more than one person for the same office.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 687, § 7, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1406, § 33, effective July 1. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 831, § 32, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) repealed, p. 1740, § 24, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 1002, § 4, effective August 8. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1292), ch. 181, p. 681, § 14, effective May 17.
This section is similar to former § 1-4-603 (3) as it existed prior to 1992.
For designation of candidates by assembly, see § 1-4-601 ; for designation of party candidates by petition, see § 1-4-603 ; for nomination of candidates by convention, see § 1-4-701 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 9 - PETITIONS FOR CANDIDACY (§§ 1-4-901 — 1-4-913) › Section 1-4-902 - Form of petition

(1)
The signatures to a petition need not all be appended to one paper, but no petition is legal that does not contain the requisite number of names of eligible electors whose names do not appear on any other petition previously filed for the same office under this section.
(2)
At the top of each page shall be printed, in bold-faced type, the following:
WARNING:
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW:
For anyone to sign this petition with any name other than one's own or to knowingly sign one's name more than once for the same candidate or to knowingly sign the petition when not a registered elector.
Do not sign this petition unless you are an eligible elector. To be an eligible elector you must be registered to vote and eligible to vote in (name of political subdivision) elections.
Do not sign this petition unless you have read or have had read to you the proposed nomination petition in its entirety and understand its meaning.
(3)
Directly following the warning in subsection (2) of this section shall be printed in bold-faced type the following:
Petition to nominate (name of person sought to be elected to) the office of (title of office).
Amended by 2014 Ch. 170, § 12, eff. 5/9/2014.
L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 687, § 7, effective 1/1/1993. L. 93: (3) amended, p. 1766, § 4, effective June 6. L. 95: (2) and (3) amended, p. 831, § 33, effective July 1. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-158), ch. 170, p. 622, § 12, effective May 9.
Subsection (1) is similar to former § 1-4-801 (1)(d) as it existed prior to 1992.
For the legislative declaration in SB 14-158, see section 1 of chapter 170, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 1 - ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-46-106) › GENERAL, PRIMARY, RECALL, AND CONGRESSIONAL VACANCY ELECTIONS (§§ 1-1-101 — 1-17-101) › Article 4 - ELECTIONS - ACCESS TO BALLOT BY CANDIDATES (§§ 1-4-101 — 1-4-1408) › Part 9 - PETITIONS FOR CANDIDACY (§§ 1-4-901 — 1-4-913) › Section 1-4-903 - Approval of petition

No petition shall be circulated until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of this section as to form. The secretary of state or the official with whom the petitions are to be filed shall approve or disapprove a petition as to form by the close of the second business day following submission of the proposed petition. The secretary of state or official, as applicable, shall mail or e-mail written notice of the action taken to the person who submitted the petition on the day the action is taken.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 282, § 19, eff. 6/21/2021.
L. 92: Entire part R&RE, p. 688, § 7, effective 1/1/1993. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 832, § 34, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1740, § 25, effective July 1.
Section 85 of chapter 282 (SB 21-250), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to elections conducted on or after June 21, 2021.
For filing a certificate of designation, see § 1-4-604 ; for convention nominations, see § 1-4-701 .