Colorado § 1-12-117 Nomination of successor - ballot certification

Colorado Statutes

§ 1-12-117 — Nomination of successor - ballot certification

Colorado § 1-12-117

Title 01Elections

Art.Recall and Vacancies in Office

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-12-117 (2026).

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(1)For partisan elections, a candidate to succeed the officer sought to be recalled must meet the qualifications of a party candidate or an unaffiliated candidate as provided in part 8 of article 4 of this title 1 and must be nominated by a political party petition or an unaffiliated petition as provided in part 9 of article 4 of this title 1. Nomination petitions may be circulated beginning the first date on which a protest may be filed and must be filed no later than fifteen calendar days prior to the date for holding the election as provided in section 1-12-111 for state recall elections and twenty-five calendar days prior to the date for holding the election as provided in section 1-12-111 for other recall elections. If the election is to be held with a general election, nomi

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(1) For partisan
elections, a candidate to succeed the officer sought to be recalled must meet the
qualifications of a party candidate or an unaffiliated candidate as provided in part 8
of article 4 of this title 1 and must be nominated by a political party petition or an
unaffiliated petition as provided in part 9 of article 4 of this title 1. Nomination
petitions may be circulated beginning the first date on which a protest may be filed
and must be filed no later than fifteen calendar days prior to the date for holding
the election as provided in section 1-12-111 for state recall elections and twenty-five
calendar days prior to the date for holding the election as provided in section 1-12-111 for other recall elections. If the election is to be held with a general election,
nomination petitions must be filed no later than five days prior to the date to certify
ballot content for the general election.

(2) For nonpartisan elections, nomination petitions for candidates whose
names are to appear on the ballot may be circulated beginning the first date on
which a protest may be filed and must be filed no later than twenty-five calendar
days prior to the date for holding the election as provided in section 1-12-111. If the
election is to be held with a general election, nomination petitions must be filed no
later than five days prior to the date to certify ballot content for the general
election.

(3) (a) Every nomination petition must be signed by the number of eligible
electors required for the office in part 8 of article 4 of this title 1 or as otherwise
provided by law.

(b) (I) The designated election official shall verify successor candidate
petitions within five days after the deadline to file such petitions as set forth in
subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(II) The designated election official shall certify the ballot content as soon as
possible, but not later than two business days after the date upon which the
verification of successor candidate petitions is required pursuant to subsection
(3)(b)(I) of this section. If the recall election will be held as part of a general
election, the designated election official shall certify the ballot content no later
than the date all other content for the general election is required to be certified.

(4) The officer who was sought to be recalled is not eligible as a candidate in
the election to fill any vacancy resulting from the recall election.

(5) For any special district recall election conducted under this section, the
designated election official shall verify successor candidate self-nomination forms
within two days of receiving the form. A successor candidate who files a self-nomination form that is deficient must be notified of the deficiency by the
designated election official and may resubmit a corrected form no later than the
deadline to certify the ballot content as set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 797, � 15, effective January 1, 1993. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1179, � 71, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, pp. 849, 862, �� 76, 123, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1064, � 8, effective May 27. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1293), ch. 236 p. 1046, � 16, effective May 29. L. 2014: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (SB 14-158), ch. 170, p. 621, � 8, effective May 9. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-250), ch. 282, p. 1665, � 64, effective June 21. L. 2024: (1) amended, (SB 24-210), ch. 468, p. 3258, � 46, effective June 6.