§ 1-4-1001 — Withdrawal or disqualification from candidacy

(1) (a) Any person
who has accepted a designation or nomination may withdraw from candidacy at any
time by filing a letter of withdrawal. The withdrawing candidate shall sign and
acknowledge the letter before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments and
shall file the letter with the designated election official with whom the original
certificate or petition of candidacy was filed.

(b) Any candidate withdrawing from a designation or nomination shall
forthwith report the withdrawal to the persons designated in this part 10 to fill the
vacancy.

(c) Except in the case of a vacancy to be filled in accordance with the
provisions of section 1-4-1004 or 1-4-1006 that apply when a vacancy occurs from
the earliest day to mail ballots pursuant to section 1-7.5-107 and the day of a
primary or general election, respectively, if the withdrawal of candidacy is not made
in time for the candidate's name to be taken off the ballot, any votes cast for the
candidate are invalid and shall not be counted.

(2) If the designated election official disqualifies a candidate before the
ballots are printed, that candidate's name shall not appear on the ballots.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire part amended with relocated provisions, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 947, � 5, effective August 9.